City of Portland, OR
10/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/01/2024 16:50
News Release: New parking time limits, permits in Eliot neighborhood start today to support area residents and businesses
Press Release
2-hour parking limits in evenings, October to May, except for residents and employees with new Zone V permits
Published
October 1, 2024 3:01 pm
Updated
October 1, 2024 3:03 pm
New signs posted in the Eliot neighborhood, a few blocks north of the Rose Quarter, display 2-hour parking limits, from 5 to 10 p.m., October to May. The signs show drivers where Zone V parking permits are required for parking for more than two hours, allowing residents and businesses to park for longer and visitors to park for shorter periods. Photo by Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).
(Oct. 1, 2024) Today, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), in partnership with Eliot area residents and businesses, launched a new parking permit area-designated as "Zone V"-to discourage people attending large events in the Rose Quarter from parking in the nearby Eliot neighborhood.
Starting today, parking on the street in the new permit area will be limited to two hours between 5-10 p.m. for all those without a Zone V parking permit. The permit area includes the block faces shown in thick, blue bars on the map below. These new parking restrictions will be in effect every evening from October through May. Permits are available to eligible residents and their guests. Eligible businesses, nonprofits, and employees that need to park for more than two hours for work during the parking restrictions may also apply for Zone V parking permits.
This new program seeks to discourage people going to events in the Rose Quarter from parking in the Eliot neighborhood, freeing up spaces to make it easier for residents and their guests to find parking.
"Neighbors have been struggling with Moda Center event parking since it was called the Rose Garden," said Allan Rudwick, Eliot Neighborhood AssociationLand Use & Transportation Chair. "For so many years, residents have been unable to have guests come over due to block after block being full of eventgoers. Some residents schedule their grocery outings around the games. Event attendees park at 6:30 p.m. or earlier and leave after residents go to bed. People coming home from work have nowhere to park within five blocks of their home. We are excited that parking management may solve these issues."
This map shows on-street parking spaces where the new permits apply and properties where residents and businesses are eligible for permits. Map by PBOT.
Eliot residents have sought a solution here since at least 1992. The Eliot Neighborhood Association asked PBOT to look at parking issues in the neighborhood again after the Lloyd Event Districtwas created in September 2022. After working with a task force composed of area residents and businesses to create a new parking permit area, Portland City Council unanimously approved the permit area June 12, 2024.
Parking permits for residents and employees cost $80 annually, with discounted rates based on median family income. Eligible households and businesses can apply for a free annual guest permit and up to 30 free daily guest permits in the first year. Eligible households and businesses have the option to purchase up to 70 additional daily guest permits.
People attending events in the Rose Quarter are encouraged to use public transportation, park in off-street parking facilities near the event venues, or park in the Lloyd Event District.
For more information:
See the Zone V parking permit area website Portland.gov/EliotParking
For questions about the permit application process or the online permit system, contact the PBOT parking permit team at 503-823-2777 or [email protected]
For questions about the planning process, contact the PBOT parking district staff at [email protected]
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