City of Providence Offers Free Holiday Parking

To accommodate holiday shoppers and support local businesses, motorists in Providence will be offered two hours of free parking from 10am until 6pm from Friday, November 23, 2012 through Tuesday, January 1, 2013. The holiday parking program is designed for shoppers patronizing local businesses. Shoppers may park at a meter for the first two hours for free. If they remain at the meter past two hours they must pay the meter. The parking program includes Saturdays; however, cars parked in prohibited areas or beyond a time limit will be ticketed during this period. The holiday parking program will be offered in the following commercial districts:

· Downtown Providence – bounded by Steeple Street, west to Route 95; 95 south to 195; 195 east to Point Street; Point Street to Wickenden Street; north on South Main to North Main Street at Steeple Street
· Broad Street – Public Street to Montgomery Street
· Atwells Avenue – Bradford Street to Knight Street
· North Main Street – Thomas Street to Park Row
· Olneyville Square – Route 10 to Sydney Street and Delaine to Atwood to Magnolia Streets
· South Main Street – Wickenden Street to Packet Street
· Wayland Square – East Angel/Angel Street to Gano Street. Wayland from Angel Street to Pitman Street
· Hope Street – Rochambeau to Blackstone Boulevard
· Wickenden/Ives – Wickenden at Benefit Street to Ives Street at Preston Street
· Thayer Street – Meeting Street to Bowen Street

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