Parking System Enterprise

COVID-19 Response: The City of Colorado Springs’ Parking Enterprise will suspend enforcement of parking meters, time limited and non-metered parking areas along with booting until Thursday, April 30. All parking meters in downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City will be free and without time limits. Structured parking will also be free. The purpose of the free parking is to allow residents easy access to restaurants offering curbside food services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following enforcement activities will continue:

Fire hydrant zones and fire lanes
“No Stopping” or “No Parking” zones to promote safety
Loading Zones
Mountain Metro Transit stops
Special parking permitted spaces, including but not limited to accessible spaces, reserved spaces, restricted spaces.
Electric vehicle, compact, reserved or other signed parking spaces in structures
Parking on or within 20 feet of a crosswalk
Blocking driveways or alleys
Parking in travel lanes, including bike and transit lanes
Obedience to angle signs or markings
ADA violations
Extended / overnight parking at meters

The Parking System Enterprise provides public parking spaces as a key element in maintaining the economic vitality of the downtown and surrounding activity centers. Public parking is an economic development tool used to attract private investment into the community and manage urban growth.

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Parking Meters

New rates and hours of operation starting January 1, 2020

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 1-10 p.m.

Rates:

Meters closest to the city center charge $1.25 per hour
This area is bordered by Boulder Street to the north, Nevada Avenue to the east, Vermijo Street to the south, and Cascade Avenue to the west.
meters further out will be $1 per hour
meters on the periphery will be $0.75 per hour.

Meters take coins or credit card.