OUR NEW PARKING DECK IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
Entry is via Washington Street. $1.50 hourly, $10 daily, monthly spaces now available! Visit our office at 287 College Ave to rent your space today!Parking
For Questions about Parking please call the Downtown Athens Parking System at 706-613-7978.
PAY AND DISPLAY METERS ON CLAYTON AND BROAD STREETS:
Parking is enforced Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. On-street parking rates are 75 cents per hour.
The new Pay and Display machines are located between Lumpkin and Thomas Streets.
Please continue to use the traditional style, single-space parking meters from Lumpkin Street to Pulaski.
Following are the instructions for using the new Pay and Display parking meters:
You may stay in on-street parking spaces for a maximum of 2-hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. After 6 p.m. you may purchase more than two hours. Please park in a parking deck or lot for longer visits.There are THREE CONVENIENT WAYS to pay for parking: $1 bill, coins, or Visa/MasterCard.Please select your preferred method of payment, from the list below, and follow the directions.
$1 BILL
A $1 bill will provide one hour and twenty minutes of parking. To purchase two hours, use a $1 bill plus fifty cents in coins. THE MACHINE WILL NOT GIVE CHANGE. DO NOT INSERT LARGER BILLS.
COINS
Insert coins as follows:
- Nickel=4 minutes
- Dime=8 minutes
- Quarter=20 minutes
Press the green "Print" button, once you've reached the desired amount of time, and the machine will dispense your receipt.
VISA/MASTERCARD
Insert a credit or debit card with the Visa or MasterCard logo. Press the "add time" button to add time in 1 hour increments. Press the green "Print" button, once you've reached the desired amount of time, and the machine will dispense your receipt or Press the "max time" button for an automatic two-hour receipt between 8 a.m and 6 p.m. After 6 p.m. the "max time" button will automatically charge you $3 for 4 hours of parking. *Please note that a one hour minimum (75") is required when paying by card.
Cancel: To cancel your transaction press the red "Cancel" button.
Display: Your receipt must be displayed on the DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD and clearly visible to parking staff. If the receipt is not clearly visible on the driver's side dashboard, you may be ticketed. Motorcyclists are strongly encouraged to park in designated motorcycle spaces located and equipped with traditional meters. If you must park your motorcycle in a standard vehicle parking space; please place receipt clearly on tank, windshield, or seat. If the receipt is not visible, blows off, or is stolen, you may be ticketed.
BROAD AND CLAYTON STREETS NOW HAVE PORTABLE TIME!
You can move from one space to another and take your time with you! Your expiration time/date remains the same.
Questions on how to use these machines? Call the Downtown Athens Parking System at 706-613-7978.
Click HERE to view, download, and/or print parking rates.
PAY MONTHLY ONLINE
BRAND NEW! Existing College Avenue Parking Deck and surface lot customers may now PAY MONTHLY PARKING ONLINE!
EXISTING CUSTOMERS: PLEASE DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT! Call 706-613-7978 for your unique LOGIN ID.
You may also conveniently pay parking tickets online! Please click on the "Pay Parking Tickets" link in the list on the right.
The ADDA manages the Downtown Athens Parking System (DAPS). This includes 750 short-term, on-street spaces throughout Downtown, 3 surface lots for monthly parking, and the College Avenue Parking Deck for hourly, daily, and monthly parking. Please look to the right to access a PDF parking map, that you may download and/or print.
OFF-STREET PARKING
For more information on renting a monthly space in a surface lot, or in the College Avenue Parking Deck, please call 706-613-7978. You may also visit us at 287 College Avenue, Athens, Georgia 30603.
All listed rates are subject to change. These rates exclude gamedays and/or major special events.
ON-STREET PARKING
On-street parking is for short visits to Downtown only (2 hours or less). The map, available on the upper right of this page, will show you the available on-street parking options.
All on-street meters cost 75 cents per hour.
Meters are enforced Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
For questions about on-street parking, on-street vehicle boots, or ticket payment for on-street parking violations; please call 706-613-7978.
On-street parking offices are located at 287 College Avenue (the same building as the Downtown Police sub-station).
All listed rates are subject to change.
