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Mayor Gavin Buckley welcomes members of the Maryland General Assembly, their staff, and visitors back to Annapolis for the 2020 legislative session starting Wednesday, January 8th. The City and Annapolis Parking offer the following tips for convenient parking downtown.

Skip the Crowds: Visitors can avoid the city’s busiest parking locations by parking at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium lot or Park Place Garage located at One Park Place on West Street. Park Place is serviced daily by the free Circulator. The stadium lot is serviced by the State Shuttle route ($2 fare), with a regular schedule from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The service frequency is every 20 minutes. During the legislative period, an additional state bus is added during the peak periods, from 7:00 am to 10:30 am, and 3:30 pm to 5:15 pm. Also, during the legislative session, extended state shuttle service is provided on Mondays only until 10:00 pm.

Reserve Garage Parking Online: Visitors can purchase garage parking online at Noah Hillman Garage, Knighton Garage, or Gott’s Court Garage. Simply visit www.annapolisparking.com, navigate to the garage of your choice, and select “Buy Daily Parking.”

Avoid New Fines for Parking Violations: To improve pedestrian safety and parking availability, the City of Annapolis increased fines for certain parking violations in 2019, including parking at a red-lined curb or fire hydrant, parking at a metered space for more than two hours between 10 am and 7:30 pm, and parking in a space reserved for persons with disabilities.

Parking in garages and observing on-street parking regulations is the best way to avoid parking fines. For a detailed list of the new parking fine schedule, visit Annapolis Parking’s New Parking Fines page.

Invest in Monthly Parking: For guaranteed parking, visitors can purchase monthly parking passes for Gott’s Court Garage located at 25 Northwest Street. Contact Annapolis Parking at annapolisparking@spplus.com or (443) 648-3087 for rates and details.

Ride the free Circulator: The free Circulator includes stops to benefit session visitors. The School Street-Church Circle stop near the State House complex provides faster and more convenient service back to the three garages on West Street (Gott’s Court, Knighton, and Park Place.) The State Garage stop at 19 St. John’s Street is designed to encourage visitors to take advantage of State Garage’s free public parking Monday-Friday 6 pm to 6 am and all weekend. The North Street-State Circle stop allows visitors easy access to the State House and other state government buildings. Visitors can track the Circulator’s location in real-time by downloading the “RLS Shuttle” app to their smartphone and clicking “Annapolis,” or visiting the mobile-friendly website www.annapolisparking.com/circulator-alternative-transportation/.

Park Free: Park free at on-street meters after 7:30 pm on weeknights and at Calvert Street Garage (aka State Garage) at 19 St. John’s Street Monday-Friday 6 pm to 6 am and on weekends.

Find All Parking Options Online: There are plenty of parking options available to those visiting Annapolis. Visitors can explore these options at www.AnnapolisParking.com, a mobile-friendly website featuring maps, rates, contact information, and additional details about the garages, surface lots, on-street parking, and Circulator services available to the public.

A Miracle on Annapolis Street, featuring the Budweiser Clydesdales, food trucks, vendors, games, activities and more for adults and children will be Thursday, Dec. 26 in West Annapolis from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: West Annapolis is just a few blocks from historic Downtown Annapolis, across Rowe Boulevard from Navy-Marine Corps Stadium.

Parking: There is free public on-street parking in West Annapolis but it fills up fast. Consider the options listed below. The free Circulator will shuttle passengers from the city garages to the festivities. Track the Circulator’s location in real-time by downloading the RLS Shuttle app to your phone and clicking Annapolis.

While at the festival, take the opportunity to visit West Annapolis shops such as Wrabyn, Tara’s Gifts, One Petticoat Lane, Art Things, The Crabby Quilter, West Annapolis Artworks & Fine Framing and Bon Vivant Antiques and Period Furnishings. There will be ample food at the event as well as at Rutabaga Craft Juicery, Bean Rush Café and Evelyn’s Annapolis on Annapolis Street. Mexican Cafe, Naval Bagels, Bella Italia Annapolis and Graul’s Market also will be open. For more information, please visit the event’s Facebook Page!

There are many ways to enjoy downtown Annapolis this holiday season, from Midnight Madness and Grand Illumination to the Parade of Lights. We want visitors to know there are a number of convenient parking options available, including several ways to park entirely free downtown this holiday season — five to be exact.

As in previous years, visitors can park free for three hours, seven days a week at downtown meters starting Nov. 29 through New Year’s Eve. The only difference for 2019 is that visitors secure those three hours via the free ParkMobile app, available on Apple and Google Play, using code ParkDTA.

Residents and visitors to Annapolis already use ParkMobile at downtown meters about 12,500 times each month. ParkMobile is used by more than 13 million people in North America, including Baltimore, Washington, Bethany Beach, Ocean City and Towson.

By shifting holiday three-hours free parking to an app-based program, Annapolis is preparing for a “mobile-first” future when parking meters won’t clutter the historic downtown landscape. It also prevents the damage that meters incurred in prior years when they were bagged, which made them inoperable and in need of repair or replacement. The app also allows Annapolis to easily offer parking promotions any time of year.

The key is to “know before you go” downtown. Download ParkMobile to your Apple or Android phone before you plan your downtown visit.

Next, set up an account by entering a username and password, vehicle information, and payment information. A credit card is required to establish an account, but no charge is incurred. Once parked at a meter, enter the parking zone code on the green sticker on your meter, or let ParkMobile enter your location automatically, then enter the code ParkDTA for three hours of free parking. Alternatively, call 877-727-5758 and provide the ParkDTA code.

Additional free parking options are available year-round. Here are a few.

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Thousands will descend on downtown Annapolis over the next two weekends for the annual boat shows. The United States Power Boat Show will take place October 3-6. The United States Sailboat Show takes place October 10-14.

Here are a few parking tips:

• Restricted Parking: Parking will be restricted to RESIDENTS ONLY on the following streets for the entire duration of the two events (Oct. 3 to Oct. 15). Please note that these restrictions are zoned for District 1 residential permit holders only.
  • Prince George Street from Craig Street to East Street
  • Randall Street from Prince George Street to King George Street
  • East Street from Prince George Street to King George Street
  • Green Street, Newman Street, and St. Mary’s Street.
• City Parking Garages: For more detailed information, visit www.AnnapolisParking.com. Parking will be available at the four city-owned garages: Noah Hillman, Knighton, Gotts Court, and Park Place. Reserved, pre-paid parking rates are available online.
• Free Circulator: The Circulator shuttle is free and will service city-owned garages throughout the boat shows. Visitors can track the Circulator’s shuttle in real-time by downloading the “RLS Shuttle” app and clicking “Annapolis.” You may also track the Circulator in real-time at www.AnnapolisParking.com.
• Additional Garages: Visitors may also find free parking at the State-Owned Garage (aka Calvert Street Garage) at 19 St. Johns Street after 6 pm, Monday-Friday and all weekend. Whitmore Garage located at 25 Clay Street is also available to the public as space allows for a fee after 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Whitmore is free to the public every Sunday until 4 pm.
• Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium & City Garages: Visitors can park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for $10 and take a FREE shuttle downtown EXCEPT on Saturday, Oct. 5, due to the Navy Football game. On that day, Saturday, Oct. 5, a free Boat Show shuttle will be available from the Anne Arundel County Public Schools/Board of Education parking lot on Riva Road.

The City of Annapolis encourages residents to use any legacy temporary parking permits – those purchased prior to July 1, 2019 – by the end of calendar year 2019. Beginning January 1, 2020, temporary permits purchased before July 1st will not be recognized, according to a new City Ordinance.

If residents are unable to use all of their legacy temporary permits by the end of 2019, they may receive credit for their value by visiting the office of Annapolis Parking (SP+), the city’s parking management firm at 60 West Street, Suite 106. Annapolis Parking is open for service between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents with questions may contact Annapolis Parking at (443) 648-3087 or annapolisparking@spplus.com.

Previously, temporary parking permits purchased by residents had no expiration date. City Ordinance O-4-19, enacted by the City Council April 29, 2019, applies expiration dates to temporary parking permits issued on or after July 1st, 2019 and applies an expiration date of January 1, 2020 to all permits purchased prior to July 1st.

Annapolis, MD (September 17, 2019) – The City of Annapolis is pleased to announce that seven additional downtown businesses now offer customers free parking in City-owned garages through the City’s Park Shop & Dine program. The new businesses are:

• Cezanne Jewelers
• Fado Irish Pub
• Harry Browne’s
• Marina Life
• Oasis Marinas
• Rasa Juice Shop
• Snag-a-Slip

A total of 28 businesses now offer free parking via Park Shop & Dine. Customers may earn up to four hours of parking free in Noah Hillman, Gotts Court, Knighton or Park Place garages simply by asking for Park Shop & Dine validations at participating businesses. The program is administered by SP+, the city’s parking management firm.

How Park Shop & Dine works: Businesses purchase Park Shop & Dine validations (55 cents per validation, minimum 100 per month) and provide them to customers. Participating businesses typically require in-store purchases for customers to be eligible. When exiting a parking garage, customers may use up to four validations. Customers who plan to use more than one validation per visit should proceed to the garage exit where they will insert the ticket received at garage entry, followed by their validation tickets. The remaining balance can be paid with a credit or debit card. If customers plan to use only one Park Shop & Dine validation ticket, they may use the Pay-On-Foot machine or pay at the garage exit.

Existing Park Shop & Dine members include:

• The Annapolis Pottery
• The Clay Bakers
• CovingtonAlsina
• Buddy’s Crabs and Ribs
• El Toro Bravo
• Irish Traditions
• Kokopelli
• Lemongrass
• Latitude 38
• Light House Bistro
• Long & Foster
• Luna Blu
• Metropolitan
• Middleton Tavern
• Miss Shirley’s
• O’Brien’s Steakhouse
• Osteria 177
• Rams Head Tavern
• Red Red Wine Bar
• Sailor Oyster Bar
• Tsunami

Businesses wishing to participate in Park Shop & Dine may contact SP+, parking management firm for the City of Annapolis, at annapolisparking@spplus.com or (443) 648-3087, or visit the SP+ office, located at 60 West Street, Suite 106, from 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday.

The City of Annapolis announced the revitalization of a program that enables downtown businesses to reward customers with free parking. Previously known as Park & Shop, the new Park, Shop & Dine program enables parking validations at four city-owned garages.

With Park Shop & Dine, customers may get up to four hours of parking free in Noah Hillman, Gotts Court, Knighton or Park Place garages. The program is administered by SP+, the city’s parking management firm. To help raise awareness, participating businesses will be get “Earn Free Parking” decals to display along with posters listing the businesses to be displayed in all four garages.

As of August 15th, businesses that have signed up for Park Shop & Dine are:

• The Annapolis Pottery
• The Clay Bakers
• CovingtonAlsina
• Buddy’s Crabs and Ribs
• El Toro Bravo
• Irish Traditions
• Kokopelli
• Lemongrass
• Latitude 38
• Light House Bistro
• Long & Foster
• Luna Blu
• Metropolitan
• Middleton Tavern
• Miss Shirley’s
• O’Brien’s Steakhouse
• Osteria 177
• Rams Head Tavern
• Red Red Wine Bar
• Sailor Oyster Bar
• Tsunami

How Park Shop & Dine works: Businesses purchase Park Shop & Dine validations ( 55 cents per validation, minimum 100 per month). Participating businesses typically require in-store purchase. Customers may use up to four validations. Customers who plan to use more than one validation per visit should proceed to the exit where they will insert the ticket received at garage entry, followed by their validation tickets. Remaining balance can be paid with a credit or debit card. If customers plan to use only one Park Shop & Dine validation ticket, they may use the Pay-On-Foot machine or pay at the garage exit.

Businesses wishing to participate in Park Shop & Dine may contact SP+, parking management firm for the City of Annapolis, at annapolisparking@spplus.com or (443) 648-3087 or visit the SP+ office, located at 60 West Street, Suite 106, from 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday.

Pursuant to Annapolis City Council action, fines for certain parking violations have been changed effective July 31^st, 2019. Enclosed please find a summary of changes along with tips for how to park conveniently without risking a citation.

Fine changes include:

• Parking at a metered space for more than 2 hours: $50.00
• Parking adjacent to a red-lined curb, bus stop zone, or fire hydrant zone: $300.00
• Parking in a space reserved for persons with disabilities: $500.00
• Parking in a space marked “no parking:” $100.00
• Exceeding 9 hour parking on St. Johns Street: $50.00
• Exceeding 8 hour parking on King George Street between Wagner Street and the King George Street Bridge: $50.00
• Exceeding 2 hour parking on State Circle: $50.00
• Exceeding the 2 hour maximum on residential streets: $50.00
• Exceeding the 2 hour maximum on residential streets a 2^nd time in 12 months: $70.00
• Exceeding the 2 hour maximum on residential streets a 3^rd time in 12 months:  $105.00
• Exceeding the 2 hour maximum on residential streets a 4^th time in 12 months: $140.00

For a complete list of fines, please visit City Council Resolution R-17-19. 

How to Avoid a Parking Citation:

To avoid a parking citation, Annapolis Parking encourage residents and visitors to consider the following convenient parking options:

• Free 2 Hour Parking for City Residents: Annapolis residents may park free for up to 2 hours per day in city-owned garages: Knighton, Park Place, Gotts Court, and Hillman. Pick up your validations at the garages or by visiting our office at 60 West Street, Suite 104. Park Place validations may only be picked up at Park Place. To receive a validation for the Park Place garage, visit the cashier booth located on P1, between the hours of 8am – 8pm, 7 days a week.
• Free Garage Parking On Weekends: Visitors can park free at Calvert Street Garage (aka State Garage) at 19 St. Johns Street Monday through Friday 6 PM to 6 AM and all weekend from Friday 6 PM to Monday at 6 AM.
• Free Parking on Sundays at Whitmore Garage: Visitors can park free at Whitmore Garage at 25 Clay Street on Sundays until 4 PM.
• Employee Discounts: The City of Annapolis offers discounted parking options for employees of downtown businesses. View all discount options at “Employer/Employee Parking” webpage.

Beginning Thursday, August 1, ParkMobile, the pay-by-phone app utilized at on-street metered spaces downtown, will be expanded to serve 11 parking spaces on the northeast-bound side of West St. between Southgate Ave. and Colonial Ave.

Like other spaces using ParkMobile in Annapolis, parking at these spaces will be limited to $2 per hour for a maximum of 2 hours.

No meters will be installed at these spaces. Instead, signage will be installed indicating the spaces are served by Parkmobile and providing guidance for payment. Signs will be installed the week of July 15 with enforcement beginning August 1.

Those who do not wish to pay via Parkmobile may park in Knighton Garage on Colonial Avenue for up to a $10 daily maximum.

Discount evening parking is available in Knighton for employers and employees of nearby businesses. Call Annapolis Parking for details at (443) 648-3087.

Pursuant to Annapolis City Council action, hourly rates at select meters downtown increased effective Wednesday, July 23, 2019 from $2 per hour to $3 per hour from April 1 of each year to October 31 of each year. Meters will remain unchanged at $2 per hour from November 1 to March 31. Maximum allowable time at these meters remains unchanged at 2 hours.

Impacted meters are shown below and include City Dock Lot from Craig Street to Susan Campbell Park, Dock Street Lot from Randall Street to Craig Street, Donner Lot on Compromise Street, and Basil Lot on Compromise Street.

The changes are in accordance with Resolution 33-19 enacted by the Annapolis City Council Monday, July 22, 2019. View the legislation by here: Resolution 33-19.

CITY DOCK LOT FROM CRAIG STREET TO SUSAN CAMPBELL PARK

DOCK STREET LOT FROM RANDALL STREET TO CRAIG STREET

DONNER LOT (TRIANGLE LOT ON COMPROMISE STREET) BASIL LOT (SQUARE LOT ON COMPROMISE STREET)