A parking meter in Midtown Harrisburg
Street parking is about to get even more expensive in Harrisburg, as the system’s manager today announced significant increases for metered spaces.
Starting next Monday, hourly street parking will rise by 33% in the areas controlled by Park Harrisburg /SP+, according to the company.
In the central business district (CBD) zone, which includes much of downtown, street parking rates will increase from $3 to $4 per hour. In non-CBD areas, the rate will rise from $1.50 to $2 an hour.
“This is the first meter rate increase since Park Harrisburg assumed responsibility for specified metered parking spaces and garages from the City of Harrisburg and Harrisburg Parking Authority in 2013,” said John Gass, managing director with PK Harris Advisors, the asset management company for the parking system, in a statement.
Gass added that a rate increase had been under consideration “for some time to provide sufficient cash flow to maintain expenses associated with the system.”
Reached by text, Mayor Eric Papenfuse said that he opposes the rate hikes and that the city was not consulted about the increases.
Under Harrisburg’s 2013 financial recovery plan, SP+ took over management of much of Harrisburg’s parking system under a 40-year lease. The $286 million deal helped the city shed much of its crippling debt accumulated under former Mayor Steve Reed, much of it tied to botched retrofits of the city incinerator.
While street parking rates have not increased since SP+ took over the system in 2013, parking garage rates have increased.
For more information about Harrisburg parking, visit the Park Harrisburg/SP+ website.
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