Downtown Parking Options

City-Owned Parking Garage & Lot Options

Hourly & Daily Parking

Park for a few hours or stay all day. No permit or membership required.

Public hourly and daily parking is available at select City-owned downtown garages and lots. Simply park, pay for the time you need, and follow the posted payment instructions.

Parking Rates

Parking Time	Total Cost
First 4 hours	$1/hour
4–5 hours	$7
5–6 hours	$10
6+ hours	$12 daily max

Participating Locations

• Park Plaza North — 923 Commerce Street
• Pacific Plaza — 1137 Commerce Street
• Municipal Lot — 728 Market Street
• 14th & Pacific — 1401 Pacific Avenue*

*Parking availability and hours may vary by location. Follow posted signs and facility instructions.

VIEW LOCATIONS & PARKING DETAILS

Downtown Parking Savings Pass

Park all day a few times a week? Save on the daily rate.

The Downtown Parking Savings Pass provides registered customers with a 20% discount on the daily maximum rate at participating City-owned garages and lots. It may be a good fit if you park downtown regularly but don’t need a monthly parking permit.

LEARN ABOUT THE SAVINGS PASS

Monthly Parking

A convenient option for people who park downtown regularly.

Monthly parking provides ongoing access to a specific garage or lot, with in-and-out parking privileges at your selected location. Options are available for individuals and businesses, including bulk permits. Monthly rates vary by location, so you can compare available facilities, rates and parking options to find what works best for you.

EXPLORE MONTHLY PARKING OPTIONS

Reduced Rate Monthly Parking

A lower-cost monthly parking option for people who qualify.

Reduced-Rate Monthly Parking offers a lower monthly rate at select City-owned downtown garages and lots for people who meet income eligibility requirements. You may qualify if your annual income is $60,756.80 or less. Parking is limited and subject to availability.

LEARN ABOUT REDUCED-RATE MONTHLY PARKING

Off-Peak Permit Parking

Some parking facilities offer a discounted permit option for night or weekend access only at specific locations. This permit includes in-and-out parking privileges for the specified location during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Vanpool Permits

This program provides a complimentary monthly parking permit for individuals who hold registered vanpool accounts with public transit agencies. You can use these permits at designated City parking locations, and we assign each permit to one registered vehicle. If you make prior arrangements with management, you can use the vanpool permits for personal vehicles.

Parking Validations

Help cover parking costs for your customers, employees or guests.

Parking validation allows businesses and organizations to pay for some or all of the parking costs for customers, employees, clients or event attendees.

Options Include:

• Event Validation: For meetings, conferences, events or other short-term parking needs.
• Ongoing Validation: For businesses that regularly provide parking for customers, visitors or employees.

Republic Parking Northwest manages parking validation accounts on behalf of the City of Tacoma.

LEARN MORE & REQUEST A VALIDATION ACCOUNT

How to Pay for Parking?

Choose the payment option that works best for you.

Tacoma offers several ways to pay for public parking. Available payment options may vary by location, so check the posted signs and payment instructions where you park.

Pay Station

• Pay directly at a parking pay station using coins or a credit card. Tacoma uses Pay by Plate, so have your vehicle’s license plate number ready.
• Your payment is linked electronically to your license plate, so you do not need to display a receipt.

Mobile Apps

Prefer to pay by phone? Use one of Tacoma’s available mobile parking apps:

• ParkMobile
• Passport Parking
• Flowbird during the transition to Tacoma’s new mobile payment options

Before starting a parking session, make note of the zone number posted on the parking sign. You’ll need the zone number and your vehicle’s license plate number to pay through a mobile app.

Text to Pay

No app? No problem. Text “PARK” to 30844 and follow the instructions sent to your phone to pay for parking. Have the zone number posted on the parking sign and your vehicle’s license plate number ready.

A Few Things to Know

• All payment options use Pay by Plate, so make sure you enter your license plate number correctly.
• Parking rates, time limits and rules are the same regardless of how you pay.
• Always check posted signs for the zone number, payment options, parking rules and time limits that apply where you park.
• If one payment option isn’t working, try another available option or a nearby pay station.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MOBILE PAYMENT OPTIONS LEARN MORE ABOUT PAY BY PLATE

Received a Parking Notice or a Citation?

Where You Received the Notice Will Determine How You Pay or Get Help

On-Street Parking Citation

If you received a City parking ticket while parked on-street, payments are handled through Tacoma Municipal Court. Have your ticket or case information available when making a payment.

PAY AN ON-STREET PARKING TICKET

Lost your ticket or don’t have your case information? Use the Municipal Court’s online search to look up your citation or case information.

LOOK UP A CITATION RECORD

Need additional assistance? Contact Tacoma Municipal Court at (253) 591-5357.

City-Owned Garage or Lot Parking Notice

If you received a parking notice while parked in a City-owned garage or lot, the notice is managed by Republic Parking Northwest.

Use Republic Parking Northwest’s online Parking Notices system to look up your notice and review your available options. Have both your notice number and license plate number ready.

PAY A GARAGE OR LOT PARKING NOTICE

Need additional assistance? Contact Republic Parking Northwest at (253) 627-4401 Or via email: Customerservicetacoma@rpnw.com