CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Parking in downtown Charleston can be a challenge, and it’s something hospitality workers deal with daily as they commute to work.
The City of Charleston has now opened an application to get free parking permits for hospitality staff. The Hospitality Worker Parking Pilot Program is designed to alleviate some of that parking stress for people who work at bars, restaurants and hotels downtown.
“Right now, it’s a free-for-all; everybody just kind of goes and parks. They park in neighborhoods, at meters, and they probably end up getting tickets and stuff. It’s just a no-win situation for hospitality workers downtown,” Owner of El Jefe Texan Cantina, Roy Neal, said…