Parking will be free in downtown Iowa City on Thanksgiving and parking in the ramps will also be free on Saturday. You’ll still have to feed the meters and pay to park in a ramp on Friday, when spaces may well fill up. In addition to the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy of Black Friday, it’s […]
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Iowa City now selling overnight and weekend parking permits for its parking ramps
Overnight and weekend parking permits for Iowa City’s parking ramps went on sale Tuesday morning. “The evening/weekend parking permits will be available for all City parking ramps and assigned for use at a single parking facility,” the city said in a statement. “The permits are available at 75% of the cost of an all-day parking […]
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Iowa City parking prices are going up starting Monday
The price of parking, both legally and illegally, increases on Monday in Iowa City. The familiar $1 per hour fee at the parking ramps set will double, except at the Chauncey Swan and Harrison Street ramps, where the price will be $2.25 per hour. The first hour of parking at the ramps will still be […]
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Parking in Iowa City will soon be more expensive as ramp fees double, meters get hungrier and fines go up
Parking in Iowa City will get more expensive as parking ramp fees, the cost of metered parking and parking tickets fines all increase later this year. The city council approved the changes unanimously as part of a broader package of fee increases at its formal meeting on Tuesday, following a public hearing at which no […]
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Free parking but no bus rides in Iowa City on Thanksgiving, free bus rides but no free parking on Friday, a mix of the two on Saturday
Parking will be free in downtown Iowa City on Thanksgiving and parking in the ramps will also be free Saturday this week. You’ll still have to feed the meters and pay to park in a ramp on Friday, when spaces may well fill up, because in addition to the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy of Black […]
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Parking fees are returning to downtown Iowa City
Free parking at Iowa City’s parking ramps is coming to end. On Monday, regular hourly fees will be back in force at parking ramps, and people will have to start feeding the parking meters downtown again. “Normal rates for parking decks will return at 7 a.m. Monday,” the Iowa City Department of Transportation said in […]
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Iowa City Transportation Department announces changes for parking ramps, bus service
Parking will be free in Iowa City’s parking ramps during the COVID-19 emergency, the Iowa City Department of Transportation announced on Monday. But that doesn’t mean the department is encouraging people to come downtown. “We strongly encourage the public to stay home and limit transit trips to those that are absolutely essential,” the department said […]
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Free parking, free bus rides offered in Iowa City during Thanksgiving weekend
Downtown parking will be free in Iowa City on Thanksgiving, the Iowa City Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday. The policy applies to both the six downtown parking ramps and all the metered street parking spots. Although motorists may be thankful for the free parking, anyone who relies on the city’s buses for transportation
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Patients will be able to park for free in UIHC’s ramps starting on Dec. 3
Patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will be able to park for free in UIHC’s four parking ramps on its main campus starting Dec. 3, UIHC announced on Monday. Currently, only the first 30 minutes of parking is free, after which patients pay $1.20 an hour, with a maximum payment of $10 a day.
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Free parking, free trolley rides, elves (and their boss) and bears: The holiday season starts Saturday in downtown Iowa City
Free parking in the ramps isn’t exactly a holiday miracle, but it is a nice, stress-free part of the season. Starting this weekend, parking in the downtown ramps will be free on three out of the five Saturdays before Christmas.
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Your Village: Where does the revenue from UIHC parking ramps go?
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Get ready to pay for parking on Sundays at the Court Street ramp
Be prepared to pay if you park in the ramp at the Court Street Transportation Center regardless of what day it is. Starting Oct. 1, the exit gates will be lowered, ending the practice of parking for free on Sundays that started when the ramp opened in 2005.
