Parking News & Events
On or around July 6, 2016, hourly parking rate will increase to $1.00 per hour at the following garages: Cordell-St. Elmo (Garage 40), Metropolitan (Garage 49) and Bethesda-Elm (Garage 57).
All other parking garages will remain $0.80 per hour.
The Capital Crescent Garage (Garage 31) in Bethesda is a four-level, below-grade garage provides 984 public parking spaces and 264 privately owned residential spaces, including six electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
This garage has a parking availability system that wirelessly tracks the number of available parking spaces on each garage level and displays the information outside every entrance and on each floor.
Click here to read IPI News Release.
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking’s website was redesigned in June 2015. As part of the marketing campaign, a web page was created to promote the parking innovations implemented by the Division.
Each innovation is portrayed in the form of colorful posters. Each poster is a clickable PDF document which has useful information and links to provide additional information about each innovation.
For more information, visit IPI Awards site.
To learn about Parking Innovations, click here.
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management will participate in Wheaton Walking Tour on May 7, 2016. The tour will focus on Wheaton Redevelopment overview and County's perspective.
The Walking tour will start at Mid-County Regional Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902 (right outside building along Reedie Dr.)
Click here to see Wheaton walking tour agenda and map.
Montgomery County GreenFest will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Takoma Park Community Center from 11 AM to 4 PM. Stop by the MCDOT's exhibit and learn more about the department’s green initiatives and activities.
Click here to read County Press Release.
Click here to learn about Wheaton Redevelopment Green Initiatives presented at GreenFest.
Division of Parking Management now offers a new parking alternative for Electric Vehicles (EV) in downtown Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton.
Additional charging stations have been installed in Wayne Avenue (Garage 60), Town Square (Garage 61) and Bonifant-Dixon (Garage 5) in Silver Spring; and Auburn-Del Ray (Garage 36) in Bethesda.
Click here to learn more about EV Program.
On or around mid-April 2016, Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management will modernize the Parking Payment System in the NOAA Garage (Garage 58) in Silver Spring. The current "single space" parking meters will be removed and replaced with 13 centralized Pay Stations. The New Parking System uses Pay by Space and operates like a single space meter where the customer would have to estimate the time and pre pay prior to leaving to their destination.
Click here for more information.
Beginning on or about May 1, 2016, Montgomery County Division of Parking (MCDOT) will permanently close a part of the Woodmont-Rugby Garage (Garage 35) for public use. 119 parking spaces (22 short-term; 97 long-term) in the garage will be eliminated and the Rugby Avenue vehicular access will be closed. For additional information on the proposed development of 2nd District Police Station, click here . Short-term parkers will be accommodated on-site with 30 remaining long-term spaces being converted to short-term for a net increase of eight short-term spaces. This will satisfy the needs of the short-term parkers in the garage.
Some long-term parkers will need to use other parking facilities in the Woodmont Triangle area, including the Auburn-Del Ray (Garage 36) which has plentiful long-term spaces available.
Click here to see Garage 35 Parking Mitigation Plan.
For alternative parking options, click here .
Spring - Colesville Garage (Garage 21) is a four level, 583 public parking garage that was built in 1967. In 2010 the garage was slated for a major restoration project. Considerable capital was needed for the renovation, repair and reconstruction of the facility. Given the large capital cost and findings from the 2010 Silver Spring Parking Demand Study noted a system wide public parking surplus. Based on the study it was determined to not proceed with the renovations and pursue redevelopment of the property. An additional Silver Spring Garage 21 Impact Study was done in 2011 and it confirmed that the permanent closure of Garage 21 would not result in a deficit of parking in the surrounding area. In 2012 Montgomery County Department of Transportation proceeded with the sale of Garage 21 to a private developer. The property will be redeveloped into a mixed-use development with office and retail.
For additional information on the proposed development, click here .
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), Division of Parking Management conducted a Parking Customer Service Survey within the Silver Spring, Bethesda, Wheaton and Montgomery Hills (PLD's).
The surveys were preformed to gauge the current performance of the public parking system from customers' perspective.
On or about December 14 into December 15, 2015, Division of Parking Management will temporarily close Phase 1 of Lot 13 from 8 PM to 6 AM All of Phase 2 will be open to the public at that time. On or about December 15 into December 16, 2015, Phase 2 of Lot 13 will temporarily close from 8 PM to 6 AM All of Phase 1 will be open to the public at that time.
Click here for additional information.
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will update the community on November 3 at 6:30 PM on the progress of the design for the Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission building and the public town square to be located on Parking Lot 13 in Wheaton, MD.
Beginning the week of November 2, Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management will begin replacing more than 1,100 on-street parking meters in Silver Spring with new "smart" parking meter heads that expand payment options. The smart meters accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards in addition to coins or pay-by-cell phone. The changeover is expected to take about two weeks, weather permitting. Last year, MCDOT switched Bethesda’s on-street meters.
MCDOT expects to eventually replace all on-street meters in the County’s other two parking districts in Wheaton and Montgomery Hills. MCDOT is also assessing the best options for upgrading meters in lots and parking garages.
Division of Parking Management now offers a new parking alternative for electric vehicles (EV) in downtown Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton.
Additional charging stations have since been installed in Garages 11 and 47 in Bethesda; Garages 7 and 9 in Silver Spring; and Garage 45 in Wheaton. Current plans call for more charging stations furnished in county garages in the coming months.
Parking rates will increase in Silver Spring effective October 13, 2015.
Parking rate will be as follows:
Required payment for Garage 60 (Wayne Avenue Garage) and Garage 61 (Town Square Garage) garages is $1.00 per hour.
Parking rates will increase in Silver Spring effective July 1, 2015.
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management has begun a new online residential parking permit program that eliminates the need for paper permits, makes the process of getting a permit faster and easier, and instantly provides permits for new vehicles and visitors. The new system will be phased in as each Residential Permit Parking (RPP) area becomes eligible for renewal. Click here for additional information.
At the Capital Crescent Garage (Garage 31), Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett unveiled three new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with the capacity to charge six vehicles. Garage 31 is the first to be completed in the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) program to install additional EV stations, capable of charging 26 vehicles, in 11 County parking garages and lots over the next few months. Click here for additional information.
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management will begin charging for parking in the 960-space Capital Crescent Garage beginning at 7 AM on Monday, March 2. The garage is located at the intersection of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues. Parking has been free since the garage opened on January 20 to give parkers time to become acquainted with the new garage. The hourly rate at the garage will be $0.80 an hour from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Click here for additional information.
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management has installed a parking space availability system in the Wayne Avenue (Garage 60) and Town Square (Garage 61) parking garages in Silver Spring. Click here for additional information.
The new Garage 31, Capital Crescent Garage is located at the intersection of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues on two former surface parking lots, is part of a public-private, mixed use development that added 250 residential units, ground level retail, and more than tripled the number of public parking spaces available on the site. The underground Capital Crescent Garage has approximately 960 public spaces and 290 private parking spaces for tenants. Click here for additional information.
Beginning on or about April 1, 2012, two surface parking lots in Bethesda (known as Lots 31 and 31A), located at the intersection of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues, will close for about 30 months for the construction of a public-private partnership project that will more than triple the number of public parking spaces available on the site. One to two months after the project begins, Woodmont Avenue between Bethesda Avenue and Leland Street will also close for about 20 months. The adjacent Capital Crescent Trail will remain open during the entire construction project. Click here for additional information.
On or About Feb 24, 2014 Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Division of Parking will begin upgrading Parking Meters in Bethesda, MD to Credit Card enabled Smart Meters. Click here for additional information.
Montgomery County’s Aggressive Commitment to Solar Energy Systems on Public Facilities Recognized by The White House. Click here for additional information.
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 at 7 pm at Wheaton High School, 12601 Dalewood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20906 Click here for additional information.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Division of Parking Management will be offering a new online access for the purchase of monthly parking permits. Beginning March 1, 2013 residents can purchase online the monthly PCS permits (PCS - Parking Convenience Sticker) and the AM/PM monthly permits by clicking on this link: Click here for Online PCS Monthly Parking Permit Access. This new process will streamline the permit sales, enhance the level of service and speed up the access for permits. Once the purchase is made the permits immediately go in queue and are processed by mail. The online access will allow customers to purchase PCS permits for Bethesda, Montgomery Hills, North Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton, as well as the AM/PM monthly permits. Residents not wishing to purchase the permits online will still be able to obtain the monthly permits by regular mail or in-person at the sales stores. For more information contact the sales stores, for Bethesda call (240) 777-8770 and for Silver Spring Call (240) 777-8744.
Pay by Cell parking is now available at approximately 11,000 parking meters located in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton, Montgomery Hills, and North Bethesda. In each area, participating meters will be individually labeled with the telephone number, website for ParkNow and the meter number. A $0.35 transaction fee will apply to each Pay by Cell parking session. For more information or to register for a Pay by Cell Phone Parking account click here .