Small Business Downtown Parking Relief

Small Business Downtown Parking Relief is sponsored by City of Raleigh. This temporary program provides parking relief for storefront restaurants, retailers, and personal services businesses in downtown Raleigh by offering a limited number of free parking passes at several downtown parking garages.

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gov/transportation/services/small-business-downtown-parking-relief) The Small Business Parking Relief program was created to provide temporary parking relief for restaurants, retailers, and personal services businesses in downtown by offering a limited number of parking passes at several downtown parking garages. This temporary program began in January of 2021 and is guided by City Council.

Applicants must be owners or an authorized management representative of a storefront restaurant, retailer, or personal services business with less than 49 employees and will need to complete an application which includes the business’s EIN and other identifying information. The program has a limited number of spaces available and will be offered on a first come first serve basis.

* Program Hours: 24/7 access * Garages where available: Wilmington Street Station, Moore Square, Municipal Complex, City Center/ Red Hat, Convention Center Underground.

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