Louisville City Wire

For the first time in more than 30 years, the Parking Authority of River City (PARC) is raising rates for parking citations. Effective April 1, 2024, parking citations currently listed at $25 will increase to $30. PARC will begin issuing notices immediately to current violators of the increase. 

This rate increase only impacts drivers who do not comply with parking regulations, including parking at an expired meter or parking in an area that is designated no parking such as no stopping/bus zones or blocking a fire hydrant. In addition, citations will no longer be discounted if paid within seven days.

Prior to making this change, PARC utilized studies from contracted parking vendors The Car Park, Inc., and Walker Consultants to compare best practices and parking citation rates in Louisville to peer cities, including Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Lexington, Columbus, Nashville, Indianapolis, and Atlanta. The consultants found that Metro’s parking citation rates were consistently lower than peer cities. Additionally, none of the peer cities studied offered a discount for paying early.

On average, approximately 42 percent of parkers who received a citation in 2023 paid within seven days. With more than 50,000 citations paid last year, the elimination of the discount and $5 citation increase could equate to more than $500,000 in additional revenue for Metro each year.

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