This is great news for downtown businesses, and for the city in general. Make sure to take advantage of this while it lasts!
Pittsburgh City Council today gave final approval to an expansion of the city's free holiday parking promotion.
Through Dec. 31, the city would stop enforcing meters at 4 p.m. each Friday and would not enforce meters at all on Saturdays. Meters typically are enforced until 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The promotion takes effect as soon as the legislation is signed by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who asked council to offer the free parking to help restaurants and shops citywide.
At Mr. Ravenstahl's request, the city Parking Authority voted Nov. 17 to offer free parking at its garages Downtown and in Oakland and Shadyside. The promotion began Nov. 18 with Light Up Night and runs through the First Night celebration Dec. 31.
Council also voted to halt meter enforcement at 6 p.m. for all of 2012. Council had wanted to extend enforcement to 10 p.m., but Councilman Bill Peduto said the parking authority hadn't yet modernized meters or taken other steps to support expanded enforcement hours.
Councilman Patrick Dowd voted against the bill, saying he didn't want to "bend and change our behavior" because the parking authority hadn't prepared for expanded enforcement.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11333/1193341-100.stm#ixzz1fD5hKisA Photo from: http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com/holiday-memories
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