Public Parking

Parking Garages

Garages are your best bet for affordable, long-term parking and a great way to park once and walk to multiple destinations. The first hour is free in all downtown garages. Unlike the meters, you can park in the garages as long as you need. Plus, anyone can park in permit spaces at night and on the weekends, permit spots are only held Monday-Friday from 8am to 6pm.

Hours of Operation

  • Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • Hourly rates from 8am to 6pm, Monday - Friday

  • Weekends, evenings, and 1st hour are free

Garage Locations

  • Eighth & Walnut

  • Eighth & Cherry

  • Sixth & Cherry

  • Tenth & Cherry

  • Fifth and Walnut

  • Short Street

Parking Meters

Parking meters encourage turnover so spots will continuously open up throughout the day for people coming in. Feeding the meter is discouraged, please relocate your vehicle once your allotted time runs out. You can use the Parkmobile app to pay for hourly parking at meters and in garages. You can also pay for meter spaces with CoMo Park Cards.

Colors to indicate how long you can park: green 10 hours, gray 3 hours, yellow 1 hour, orange curbside pickup 15 minutes.

Curbside Pickup

To make supporting local businesses easier, the City of Columbia partnered with the District to bring 30 curbside pickup spaces downtown. These spaces are clearly marked with a “15-Minute Parking” sign. Use them when you are picking up a takeout order or curbside order.

Parking Facts

According to their website, the City of Columbia has “nearly 1,700 parking spaces on downtown streets, 2,300 spaces in six garages, and 535 spaces on 10 lots, plus 80 accessible parking spaces.”

Permit Parking

GARAGE PARKING PERMITs

We recommend employees of District businesses park in one of the six downtown garages. Metered spaces in the garages are cheaper than the ones on the street, and there is no time limit on garage spaces. There is also a program for extended metered parking.

You may apply for a permit at City Hall, 701 East Broadway, 3rd floor. Contact 573.874.CITY or email them at Parking@CoMo.gov for more details.

First Presbyterian Church Parking Lot at the Corner of Hitt & Locust

Permit parking – assigned spaces

$85.00 per month or a 5% discounted rate for 12-month prepaid leases

Online payment system available for credit/debit cards or bank account ACH

Contact 573-442-1164 for more information

the parkmobile locations for 10-hour metered space. 200 spots available. QR code to scan for an interactive map.