Parking System Updates

Parking plays an important role in supporting access to businesses, services and destination throughout Tacoma. To help meet the changing needs, the City if implementing a series of updates designed to create a more connected user-focused parking system.

This page serves as a central hub for information about upcoming parking system changes. Each section below will provide details about a specific improvement including:

What is changing
Why it’s changing
When those changes go into effect

Parking Updates

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Current Updates

Dates are subject to change as implementation progresses.

Update	Status	Effective Date
On-Street Pay by Plate Transition	Implemented	May 1, 2026
Off-Street Parking Rate Updates	Implemented	July 1, 2026
Expanded Payment Options through Multiple Apps	Implemented	July 20, 2026
Downtown Parking Savers Pass	Coming Soon	Summer 2026