New Downtown Parking Zone to Quadruple Rates During Special Events

New downtown parking zone to quadruple rates during special events

Parking meters on a commercial street in San Diego. (File photo courtesy of the City of San Diego) The cost of parking near Petco Park during major events will quadruple from $2.50 to $10 an hour next month, as the city Monday prepares a new special-event parking zone, set to begin Sept. 1. The event zone will affect parking-meter rates within a half mile of Petco Park and is intended to ease traffic congestion near the stadium, city officials s…

$10-an-hour parking comes to Petco Park next month

Padres fans, expect to pay more to park on the street near Petco Park starting next month. This week, city crews are installing around 400 signs on curbs downtown to let drivers know about the new parking-meter rates taking effect Sept. 1. Parking won’t always cost extra in the new so-called special event zone. But the hourly rate will rise to $10 an hour starting two hours before a big event at the stadium is set to begin, and will remain $10 a…

San Diego set to quadruple parking rates near Petco Park

Meter rates will increase to $10 an hour starting two hours before a baseball game or any major event "expected to draw 10,000 people or more," according to the city.

Increased Parking Costs Around Petco Park During Special Events Begins Sept. 1

User thegordons on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The city of San Diego has announced that parking meter rates within a half mile of Petco Park will increase next month during baseball games and other major events held at the stadium. The new pricing plan aims to help ease traffic congestion near the park and generate revenue to be used on improvements within the Special Event Zone. Beginning Sept. 1, meter rates within the zone wil…