Abilene weighs pros and cons of paid parking in downtown

Abilene weighs pros and cons of paid parking in downtown

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The City of Abilene is in the process of establishing paid parking downtown, and many businesses in the area are weighing the pros and cons of this concept. Pay-to-park in downtown Abilene? Council discussing use of paid parking at select lots As it currently stands, the city’s plan is to designate certain parking areas as free for the first two hours. After that two-hour period, individuals will need to pay fo…

"There are 250 cars parked at Jämejala Hospital every day. If they start parking on the streets and in the market parking lot, our goal is to prevent chaos from occurring when the hospital comes to the city center," explains Viljandi Mayor Johan-Kristjan Konovalov, explaining why parking in the city center will become a charge from the beginning of the summer.