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DOWNTOWN PARKING Q&A Q. I work downtown, where can I park? A. There are plenty of unrestricted parking options within walking distance of downtown. Q. Does Whitefi sh Provide lease parking? A. Whitefi sh provides leased parking in the Parking Facility located at the corner of East 1st Street and Baker Avenue. The Parking Facility provides 62 covered spaces on the 2nd Level, 75 uncovered spaces on the 3rd Level; leased by the month or year. Q. Can I re-park my vehicle? Q. What is re-parking? A. Re-parking is minimally shuffl ing the parking location of your vehicle to comply with time restrictions. As of July 1, 2020 you must move your parked vehicle at least “out of the block face” or parking lot before a posted time limit expires. Q. When can a vehicle return to the initial block face? A. Vehicles cannot return to the initial block face or parking lot sooner than two hours following expiration of the initial time period. Q. Why is re-parking prohibited? A. To ensure customers of downtown businesses can fi nd convenient parking; encourage turnover of high-demand parking spaces; and discourage employees from shuffl ing their vehicles. Q. Where does it apply? A. The no re-parking applies to any public parking space with a time restriction. ---PAGE BREAK--- Q. How do I comply with no re-parking? A. Park in one of the many locations within a short walk of the downtown core where all-day parking is allowed. Q. Why would I want to park so far from my workplace? A. If you use an all-day parking space you can expect • Less stress about enforcement • No need to move your vehicle every 2-3 hours • Better experience for our customers by improving parking availability. Q. Why does Whitefi sh not provide better parking for downtown employees? A. The city is working towards creating an employee parking permit program with input from a Parking Permit Implementation Committee. The permit program will debut in 2021.