Beginning Monday ( June 1 ) there will be 24-hour-a day free parking in the Aggieville Parking Garage. The City of Manhattan will temporarily suspend hourly parking rates for the facility. City staff expects the suspension of registration and daily parking rates to be temporary while Moro Street construction is underway,
Aggieville Business Association President Dennis Cook noted that there has been restriping of the parking stalls the last two weeks. Initially the stalls had been done at a 90 degree angle, which made it difficult for pickups. They were not allowed to back into stalls due to monitoring done with license plate readers.
Now all the exterior side stalls are going to be angle parking facing down, while interior stalls will be at a 90-ddegree angle but about one foot wider. City Commissioners have voted to eliminate hourly fees, ParkMobile registration and nose-in parking requirements, along with adding a 48-hour parking time limit within the Aggieville Parking Garage.
Cook noted that the changes will reduce the number of stalls in the garage from 453 down to about 400.
Moro Street construction is expected at least through 2027. Once the project is complete and construction is substantially complete in the district, the City will present a broader parking plan for the business district, nearby neighborhoods, and City Park for the City Commission to consider.