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Parking at Meters

General Information

There are several options for employee parking in the downtown, including:

10-hour and 12-hour on-street meters are available throughout the downtown. Consult the Downtown Parking Map to see locations.
The Spring Street Municipal Parking Garage is open 7days a week, 24 hours a day and has similar rates as downtown meters.
Maclean Street Yard offers a 12-hour Business Parking Permit based on availability (See Permits Section)
Many employers offer parking for their employees at their individual locations and through arrangements with privately owned parking garages.

On Weekends only:

Borough Hall parking lot can be used for employee parking on weekends.

Princeton University allows Lot 10 and Lot 10A on William Street to be used by visitors and employees on the weekend during the hours of 6AM to Midnight.

Meter Enforcement

Meters in most of Princeton Borough are enforced Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm

Some long-term lots are from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm, others from 6:00 am until 6:00 pm

The meters in front of WaWa are enforced from 8:00 am until 9:00 pm everyday including Sunday

Enforcement hours are posted on signs in every metered area, and are printed on every meter

Time Limits

Time Limits are posted on signs and on each meter

When the time limit expires, you must move your vehicle

It is illegal to put more money in the meter once the time limit has been reached

The purpose of time limits is to ensure that parking spaces regularly become available for customers of area business and visitors

Time limits are short in the Central Business District and longer as you move further away

Meter Rates

Parking meters are enforced in the Borough for Princeton on Monday through Saturday from 8 AM to 7 PM, with the following exceptions:

Long-term parking lots vary, and enforced from 8 AM to 6 PM or from 6 AM to 6 PM
The meters in front of WAWA are enforced from 8 AM to 9 PM Monday through Sunday

Time limits and hours of enforcement for parking meters are posted on signs in every metered area, as well as on each parking meter. Please refer to the Downtown Parking Map parking meter time periods.

All meters will accept Smart Cards, U.S. nickels, dimes and quarters. It is illegal to put anything other than these coins in a meter, or to tamper with a meter in any way.

Rates vary per location, and are generally lower outside of the Central Business District.

The rates are as follows

Term	Rate per Hour
up to 30 minutes	$1.25
30 to 60 minutes	$1.25
2 hours	$1.25 per hour (OR) .$1.00 per hour (OR) ..75 per hour
5 hours	$1.00 per hour
10 hours	$1.00 first 2 hours and .60 for each subsequent hour (OR) .75 first 2 hours and .40 for each subsequent hour (OR) .40 per hour
12 hours	.30 per hour
14 hours	.30 per hour

Municipal Parking Garage
at Spring Street

PAY-ON-FOOT QUICK PAY STATIONS

Payment for parking should be made PRIOR to returning to your car by utilizing one of the Pay-On-Foot Quick Pay Stations located on the lower level of the parking garage by all main entrances. Payment can be made by cash, credit, or Smart Card.

Monday - Saturday 9 AM to 9 PM:
Under 30 minutes	Free
30 to 60 minutes	$1.25
2nd hour	$1.25
3rd hour	$1.25
4th hour	$1.25
5th and 6th hours	$1.50
	7th and subsequent hours $2.00 24 hours $23.00
Monday to Friday 9 PM to 9 AM
Each Hour / or any portion	.25
Saturday 9:00PM TO Monday 9:00AM Weekend Rate $9.00

PRIVATE PARKING GARAGES at CHAMBERS STREET AND HULFISH STREET
Rates and info on parking programs are posted at the parking garage entrance

Malfunctioning Meters

Park at a different meter if possible

Note the identification number on the meter housing, for example GCY23

Take note of what happened or did not happen when you put coins in the meter. What kind of coin did you use? How much time did you receive for each coin?

Call the Police at 924-4141 to report the meter malfunction

We will have someone repair the meter as soon as possible

On-Street Parking in Non-Metered Areas

Parking is permitted on many residential streets

Time limits and restrictions are posted on signs in each area

You must leave the parking space when the time limit has been reached

Parking is permitted in loading zones after enforcement hours

Parking in Garages

There are two privately owned parking garages in the Palmer Square area

Construction of a municipal parking garage is complete. The garage opened May 7, 2004.

The garage added more than 500 parking spaces to the center of town and is the first phase of the redevelopment of the Spring / Tulane area, which will include apartments, retail and an open plaza

Overnight Parking

It is illegal to park on any street for more than one hour between 2 am until 6 am

Overnight parking in lots is by permit only

Parking is available in the garages 24 hours a day

Parking Permits & Meter Bags

Various permits for residents and visitors are available through the Borough Clerk’s office

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There are certain situations for which a locking meter bag can be issued by the Engineering Department (Effective April 1, 2004) (for example, special equipment that must be located in close proximity to a construction site or for special events)