A long-running program that offered free parking in downtown Fort Worth is ending, city officials confirmed.
The free weekend and evening parking program, launched in 1999, will no longer be available starting Jan. 1. Two downtown garages near Bass Performance Hall — at 401 Calhoun Street and 601 Commerce Street — will no longer offer complimentary parking.
Downtown Fort Worth Inc., which manages the downtown area, said it is developing a parking validation program to reduce costs for visitors to performing arts venues…