As part of the city of Orlando’s ongoing transformation plan for the downtown core, the city on Wednesday officially announced the arrival of 150 temporary parking spaces meant to help ease traffic congestion, increase pedestrian safety, and “foster a safer, more efficient, and user-friendly environment for residents and visitors alike,” according to a city news release.
The new parking initiative is a one-year pilot program that is expected to become a permanent cornerstone of the city’s “Canopy” project. It introduces two new parking and visitor drop-off locations downtown. One lot, located on Pine Street between Garland and Hughey avenues, offers three-hour paid parking spaces, available between 11 a.m. to 4 a.m at a rate of $1.35 per hour.
The other lot, on Central Boulevard between Garland and Hughey, will be designated for pickup and drop-off only, beginning Friday, Dec. 20, between 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. for the
, and then daily from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. after that, serving as a convenient rideshare pickup location