Community Corner
Parking Fees Going Up July 1
On-street metered parking will be $2 an hour in the Bethesda parking district.
Parking fees in public garages and lots and at parking meters in Bethesda are going up in just a few weeks.
Right now, rates are $1.25 an hour for any parking space, up to four hours, and 80 cents an hour for any long-term parking beyond four hours, according to an email newsletter from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center.
Beginning July 1, Montgomery County Council-approved rates for most public parking spots in the Bethesda parking district will change, the newsletter said.
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- On-street meter parking will be $2 an hour.
- Parking lot spaces will be $1.25 an hour.
- Parking garage spaces will be 80 cents an hour.
"This new system means that most people will pay more, some will pay less and for those commuters and others who buy monthly passes, there will be no change," the newsletter said.
A similar structure is used in San Francisco in an attempt "to reduce circling and double parking that leads to traffic," Bethesda Now reported.
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What's not changing?
Parking time limits—so, stick with the time limits or you'll be stuck with a ticket.
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