Parking management is now a
part of the Department of Engineering. This section of the department
consists of the Parking Manager and two Parking Enforcement Workers. The
Parking Enforcement Workers monitor parking in the downtown parking lots
and on downtown streets from First Street to Francis Street and from Glick
Highway to Wesley Street. The Police Department also monitors parking
downtown as well as the entire city.
Lots and Decks
A new system of parking permits has been instituted in the downtown area.
Permits can be purchased from the Clerk's Office at 161 W. Michigan
Avenue. These permits are color coded for specific parking lots. Permit
parking and visitor parking spaces are identified by signs in each of the
lots. Permit parking is reserved between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily.
See the table below for parking lot sizes and permit costs. We have also
included a map to show the downtown parking lots with a link to the City
map.
The city also owns two parking decks which are operated just like the
permit parking lots only they are taller. As with the surface lots when
permit parking is posted, the permit parking is reserved between 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. daily. Permit lots and the parking decks are available for
public parking after 5:00 p.m. weekdays until 6:00 a.m. the next weekday
and all weekend.
Drivers with any valid, State-issued handicapped tags on their vehicles
are welcome to park as long as necessary in all visitor areas of the city
lots and on city streets. Handicapped parking spaces are not provided on
the city streets due to possible unsafe entry and exit from the vehicle by
the handicapped driver.
Pay and Park
If you will be conducting business downtown for an extended period of
time, there are two ways available for you to park legally without the
concern of receiving a time-limit citation. First, you can go to the Clerk’s Office on the first floor of City Hall and purchase a permit for $2.00 which will allow you to park in any City Parking Lot 2 or 3 hour visitor’s parking place for the entire day.
The second option is the Pay-to-Park facility, which is the in the city
parking lot between Washington Avenue and Wesley Street across from the
YMCA. The fee for parking in this lot is $1.00 per car per day. To use
this lot, simply park your vehicle and note the parking stall number in
which you are located. Walk to the pay station and deposit $1.00 in the
numbered slot which corresponds to the parking space number. You may then
conduct your business worry free for the remainder of the day.
As with all City of Jackson parking lot regulations, these program are in
effect between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays. Parking is
free after 5:00 p.m. weekdays and on weekends.
Any questions regarding parking in Jackson can be directed to the
Department of Engineering, 788-4160. Ask for the Parking Manager.
CITY OF JACKSON DOWNTOWN PARKING SYSTEM
The City of Jackson has over 2,600
parking spaces that it oversees. 2,251 of these are in parking lots. The
balance are on-street parking. The table below lists the parking lots with
the number of spaces available and the number of permit spaces designated.
It also lists the monthly permit prices and the color code of the lot. The
map on the back shows where these lots are located within the downtown.
|
Municipal Parking Lot |
Lot
Capacity |
No. of
Designated
Parking Spaces |
Monthly
Permit
Price |
Color
Code |
| #3 Pay-to-Park |
104 |
-- |
$1.00 (daily) |
-- |
| #5 Farmers
Market |
103 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| #6 Vermeulens |
54 |
26 |
$35.00 |
Green |
| #7 City Hall |
35 |
13 |
$35.00 |
Green |
| #8 Atrium/Post
Office |
101 |
47 |
$35.00 |
Green |
| #9
Cortland/Francis Street |
136 |
33 |
$25.00 |
Red |
| #14 County
Office Building |
21 |
7 |
$35.00 |
Green |
| #15 Francis
Parking Deck |
578 |
578 |
-- |
Brown |
| #16 Cooper
Parking Deck |
462 |
462 |
-- |
Brown |
| #17 Water
Street Lot |
340 |
340 |
-- |
Brown |
| #18 Triangle
Parking Lot |
26 |
26 |
-- |
– |
| #19 Hayes
Building |
41 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| #20 Old
Consumers Lots |
250 |
250 |
$25.00 |
Red |
|
|
|
|
|
| On Street
Parking |
378 |
-- |
|
|
| TOTAL |
2629 |
1854 |
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Parking Map
City Of Jackson Map
Summary of On Street Parking
161 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson, MI 49201 Phone:517-788-4160
Fax: 517-768-6435
City Engineer: Jon Dowling
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