Getting Around - Parking

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 12:27


Parking

New Haven's a wonderful walking city - all the more reason to park and pound the pavement.

Finding plenty of good reasons to get out of your car, but not enough places to leave it?



Download Parking Map Here!

Downtown New Haven's parking situation is getting better all the time, but if you need a little help this is the place to look. Download our handy Downtown map to find off-street lots and garages.

The New Haven City Card

Easy and convenient, you can use the New Haven City Card to pay for metered on-street parking and participating off-street parking facilities. You can also use this card for purchases at local stores and restaurants. You can get your card online or you can get one at participating stores and restaurants.

Here’s how it works:

1. Go to any participating store or restaurant that displays the Parcxmart™ sign, and ask for a New Haven City Card. If you can’t find a store, buy your New Haven City Card online.

2. Load value up to $500 onto your New Haven City Card. You can use cash, a debit card or a credit card to load value.

3. Use the City Card at all parking meters, garages and lots displaying the Parcxmart sign. At individual and multi-space parking meters, read the easy directions, put the card in the slot and select the amount of time required. The value is deducted from the card. Fast, convenient and safe. At parking lots and garages, hand your card to the attendant.

4. Use your New Haven City Card to purchase items at participating stores and restaurants.

5. When the value on your New Haven City Card gets too low from usage, reload additional dollar value onto the same card at any Parcxmart participating merchant.

6. Because there is no personal identification attached to the chip on your New Haven City Card, there is no chance of identity theft when you use it. It’s like cash, only cooler.

Using your New Haven City Card elsewhere . It's called the New Haven City card, but when other cities sign up with Parcxmart, you will be able to use your New Haven card there as well. Go to www.parcxmart.com to find out which other cities have started using Parcxmart.