Columbia Mall Pauses Paid Parking Weeks After Rollout

'No one was parking there': The Mall in Columbia pauses paid parking

The Mall in Columbia is pausing its paid parking program less than a month after its launch. Crews are removing signs for 120 premium parking spaces near restaurant row and Main Event.

No more paying for primo parking at the mall ... for now

The Mall in Columbia is pausing its paid parking program less than a month after its launch.

Columbia mall pauses paid parking weeks after rollout

About one month after The Mall in Columbia’s owner launched a paid parking program, signs designating 120 preferred spots near the main entrance have been taken down.

The Mall in Columbia removes paid preferred parking signs

Shoppers at The Mall in Columbia are once again parking for free in spaces recently designated as paid "preferred parking."

Mall in Columbia walks back paid parking policy

Paid parking spots at The Mall in Columbia lasted about as long as a pair of Steve Madden pumps on the Nordstrom sale rack. In other words, they’re gone. For most of August 2026, 120 spaces at the mall closest to the entrance near Restaurant Row and the Main Event arcade venue required payment under a new policy that generated a significant amount of consumer criticism. But by the end of last week, customers and observers noted that the signs no…