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.
Hours of Operation
Hourly rates from 9am to 7pm
Monday through Saturday
Sundays and evenings are free
Color-Coded Parking Length
10 hour meters Green
5 hour meters Orange
4 hour meters Purple
2 hour meters Grey
1 hour meters Red
24 minute meters Yellow
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 “Ten-Minute Parking” sign and a red meter hood. 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) 874-6368 or email them at parking-permit@gocolumbiamo.com for more details.
Parking Tip: All City parking permits come with an unlimited transit pass, save some money and commute via bus a few times a week. Or, share the wealth by giving it to an employee, a colleague, or a teen–anyone who doesn’t have a car or a parking permit of their own.
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