Surviving Gasparilla Part 3: Downtown Parking

Parking in the neighborhoods bordering the Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates route is not permitted and the city will ticket and tow cars parked in “No Parking” areas on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Here's a rundown of parking garages and lots in downtown.

• Tampa Convention Center Garage, 333 S. Franklin St., will open at 5 a.m. ($10).

• South Regional Garage, 301 Channelside Dr., will open at 6 a.m. ($10).

• Ft. Brooke Garage, 107 N. Franklin St., will open at 6 a.m. ($10). Monthly parkers must pay at this location all day Saturday.

• Whiting Street Garage, 400 E. Whiting St., will open at 9 a.m. ($10). Monthly parkers must pay at this location all day Saturday.

• Jackson Street Parking Lot, 420 E. Jackson St., will open at 7 a.m. ($10). Monthly parkers must pay at this location all day Saturday.

• Twiggs Street Garage, 901 E. Twiggs St., will open at 6 a.m. at normal hourly rates of $1.20/hr, with a $7 daily maximum. This will be an automated facility with a paystation collecting payment on the exit.

• Royal Regional Lot, 1200 N.Tampa St., will open at 7 a.m. ($10). 

• Meters south of Kennedy Boulevard and on Kennedy Boulevard will be enforced from 8 a.m. until midnight.

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For more information, visit www.tampagov.net.