Drivers should check posted signs before paying. Downtown service workers may qualify for a $65 monthly parking rate, while the cashless system raises questions for people without a phone or card.
ORLANDO — Downtown Orlando drivers are paying more to park Thursday as the city raises rates and completes its move away from traditional parking meters.
The change affects more than the cost of a trip downtown. Drivers now need to pay digitally in many locations, watch for changing enforcement hours and check the signs at the space or garage they use. The city says its broader parking overhaul will continue rolling out through the fourth quarter, so rules may not change everywhere at once. City parking modernization project…