City adjusting for Passport Parking wallet function
Initially the city thought the pre-paid “wallet” option in the Passport Parking smartphone app allowed users to only pay a transaction fee when they loaded money into their wallet function, but have since determined that the system will charge a 35 cents per “parking session.”
The city issued a statement on April 7 stating that it was “sorry for any inconvenience or confusion caused by this revision. Customers who have already purchased pre-paid parking on the wallet system who would like a refund may contact Planning and Community Development at 406-455-8414.”
On April 2, paid parking resumed in downtown Great Falls and there are new multi-space pay stations on Central Avenue from Park Drive to 8th Street.
How to: A guide to the new pay stations in downtown
There’s one kiosk per block on both sides of the street. There’s also a pay station in each of the city’s two parking garages.
The old parking meters will remain on side streets.
New parking pay stations installed; paid parking resumes April 2
The two hour limit remains in the downtown parking district.
Here’s previous coverage of the downtown parking system:
Paid parking resumes downtown April 2, new pay stations will be installed mid-March
New parking pay stations have arrived; city working on implementation plans
Board recommends new management contract for parking operations
City approves purchase of new parking meters, LPR technology and associated fees
City considering fees associated with modern parking enforcement technology
City continuing with plan to upgrade to pay stations, license plate readers for downtown parking
Parking meter key recovered, city considering options
City moving forward with plans for license plate readers, pay stations for downtown parking
City considering license plate recognition, pay stations for downtown parking enforcement
Downtown parking enforcement resumes June 22
Parking board votes to resume two-hour enforcement downtown
Parking meter heads removed due to break-in at city parking office; theft of meter keys
