Downtown Parking Management Updates

Paid parking creates a barrier to the ease of visiting local spots quickly. It puts an unnecessary financial burden on services that need quick in out access like door dash and Uber eats.

Please do not change to paid on-street parking in downtown Fort Collins. Charging to park on-street is going to significantly burden our downtown businesses in the form of decreased visitor traffic. This will impair the downtown business district's viability, and with it, the overall quality of life in Fort Collins.

I care about our downtown businesses. I feel that charging to park on-street is going to result in a significant burden on downtown businesses in the form of decreased visitor traffic. This will significantly impair the downtown business district's viability, and with it, the overall quality of life in Fort Collins.

I also believe in the current economy it is somewhat outrageous to consider such a proposal, a regressive tax, which will limit the ability of low income families, elderly, and students to enjoy the historic downtown. I also would like the city take into account how this may affect numerous old town employees peace of mind in knowing their your daily commute to work will not also include fees or the possibility of towing. Most importantly, I do not believe that there is a current issue that warrants the need for paid parking. I do not find difficulty in getting parking in downtown even on Friday and Saturday nights, there’s an abundance of street parking that remains available with the current two hour free parking limit. As a result, my only conclusion is that this is an unnecessary regressive tax, which will negatively impact the downtown leading to a negative financial burden in the future. It seems like a very short term profit for a long-term negative impact.

I have not lived in Fort Collins my entire life, I’m actually a fairly new resident. One of my favorite things about living in Fort Collins as opposed to where I used to live in Florida is that there is free two hour parking. I strongly believe that if paid parking is enacted it will negatively affect the businesses as I’ve seen the same thing occur where I used to live. Paid parking discourages people from spontaneous shopping or dining, which is essential to many of the small businesses in old town. The effect being that less consumers choose to participate in small businesses and will drive to big box stores. This would lead to the city losing sales tax and possibly negating any profits from paid parking, which is counterproductive to the city’s goal.

Paid parking would deter me, and many others, from going into Old Town and patronizing the businesses there. My monthly expenses have increased dramatically since 2020, so I need to save money where possible in order to live. With all the increased revenue for the city from things like property taxes from new homes/condos being built and speeding tickets auto-generated by cameras, is more revenue from paid parking really necessary? Or would cutting unnecessary spending and making processes more efficient suffice?

I frequently visit my parents here, and paid parking would make such a cool, walkable, inviting downtown less open and manageable to visit for me. I feel local businesses would suffer.

Please keep downtown parking free! The free options keep our downtown more equitable to those who want to spend time downtown but can’t afford the parking fees.

I am a senior citizen who lives east of FoCo. I have routinely visited Old Town Foco for over 50 years to enjoy the restaurants, shopping, professional services and entertainment. One thing I loathe in other cities which charge for parking is the hassle of having to find the payment kiosk or sign up for a mobile app, having to use a credit card for payment, as well as the additional cost for my trip. Paid parking will be a deterrent to my ongoing support for local businesses there.

No paid parking.

don’t charge for parking downtown! it will hurt our local business and csu students

im especially not in favor of removing the 2 hour limit - if the limit is removed, people will start paying to park all day instead of using the garage and i wont be able to drop in to my favorite places. i have seen other areas in town become nothing more than glorified office parks when people are allowed to park on the road all day and take away spots from visitors to the local businesses, please dont let it happen to old town too!

Please keep downtown parking free! This would be a significant barrier to patronizing downtown businesses.

Paid parking will deter me from going down town. Don’t do it!

I love to visit local coffee shops to do homework, but it just won’t be worth the cost of if I have to pay for parking. I think coffee shops such as starry night, harbinger and Lima will be really affected by this. Please do not make us pay for parking!

I am against the proposed change to parking fees in Old Town in Fort Collins.

Please do not implement paid parking meters in Downtown Fort Collins. In particular I am concerned for elderly customers such as those who go to City Drug to get their prescriptions. Let's not hurt our downtown businesses in any way.

Please help the elderly by not having to pay this fee. For example those who need to get their prescriptions at City Drug in downtown Fort Collins. They do not need this extra hassle.

No parking fee allows me to dip in and out multiple times a day to shop or make appointments nearby as needed. I prefer downtown due to the proximity of everything and the hassle free quick and easy parking means I don’t have to think about the cost or the inconvenience of monitoring it once paid. As a citizen of Fort Collins I urge the City to keep parking free downtown to help keep what is unique about our very walkable city alive.

You’re not just going to hurt small businesses and the people that work there, but also the people living one surrounding neighborhoods. As someone who works for a local business in old town, having to pay to be able to park at my job is insane. You’re making one of the most beautiful parts of the city feel so much more unwelcoming. Keep 2 hour parking.