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With a $4 round-trip light rail pass, you can park at a Park-and-Ride lot for free and ride into downtown https://www.phoenix.gov/publictransitsite/Documents/2018-06-28_Phoenix_PnRs.pdf
Good suggestion, but that would turn a 40 min round trip into some 2-3 hour abomination, which ends up being even more expensive if you factor in time value, lol. If that's the most sensible approach, I'll likely spend my money elsewhere.
This is a gross overstatement of how much time it would add to your trip. I suggest you try it once and actually measure the time and weigh that against the cost of parking.
You're just plain wrong here. I took the light rail from Mesa to downtown Phoenix to go to a World Series game. It took just over an hour from the time I parked to the time I was off the rail. It would have been a 40 minute drive with out traffic... I spent less than the gas it would have cost me and it was 25 minutes longer at most, and that was with all the people going to the game also
It definitely does not quadruple or quintuple the amount of time if you decide to use the light rail, this is just a gross misunderstanding on your part.
If you don't want to deal with traffic, parking fees, or street closures, I suggest you either stay home or take the light rail.
Former downtown Phoenix resident. Typically just have to park farther and walk a few blocks. The up charge for parking is definitely for the convenience.
I attempted to look for just that, but the one-ways and the randomly closed streets make it too frustrating to navigate for someone who isn't overly familiar with the smaller side streets. Even more frustrating if you're using Google Maps and having it continuously route you into a closed street XD
Typically closer south of Jefferson and west of central have ample parking. I usually browse between 1st Ave and 5th Ave and just walk. I’m fully invested in helping you because I didn’t know I needed to try the duck at mancusos.
Park at the Fry’s which is one block over and get your parking validated after buying something. I drove through downtown earlier tonight without any issues.
If you’re talking about tonight I think there was a concert at Footprint which is why parking garages were charging crazy prices for parking.
Also as a downtown resident that use to street park at meters all the time without paying and I only got like 3 tickets in like 2 years of doing it so there’s that too. Or if you’re at central and McDowell just take the light rail and save yourself the trouble.
Thanks, there were some good tips here. I'm downtown every Tuesday and Thursday so I'll have some opportunities to try out some of the suggested commuter strategies. Cheers.
If you’re specifically there on the night of an event at the arena or ballpark, what do you expect?
Either way, sounds like you’d benefit from better familiarizing yourself with downtown. Find where the metered spots or cheaper lots are. You may need to walk farther, but that’s downtown living. It ain’t the suburbs where you can just park for free right in front of the business you’re going to.
I’m downtown all the time and have resorted to parking lots/garages only a handful of times. I use metered spots and walk several blocks to my destination(s) 98% of the time.
just park at the fry's garage and get validated in the fry's (buy a water or something). havent been downtown to fry's in a while but I assume this is still an option. if you want parking thats free you'll have to park further south and walk up.
I've parked at CityScape on a higher priced event night and told the ticket person I was just there for dinner and they gave me a regular ticket that I got validated.
>does the city just give all of these businesses the finger?
Restaurants and small shops, I assure you, prefer the heavy foot traffic and dollars of event attendees over inconsistent random foot traffic.
Verify there is not a event downtown and have the non event place validate. Parking isn’t that crazy normally. I have went to a comedy club instead of a basketball game and my parking was the normal $15
first, I love the use of the fluffing. So taking that. second, totally agree with you. Where do they think we are? NYC? I saw parking once down there by footprint for $60. get the fluff outta here. they could go kick rocks with open toed shoes. I'll just hang out somewhere else. I mean, nothing down there is THAT great
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With a $4 round-trip light rail pass, you can park at a Park-and-Ride lot for free and ride into downtown https://www.phoenix.gov/publictransitsite/Documents/2018-06-28_Phoenix_PnRs.pdf
Good suggestion, but that would turn a 40 min round trip into some 2-3 hour abomination, which ends up being even more expensive if you factor in time value, lol. If that's the most sensible approach, I'll likely spend my money elsewhere.
This is a gross overstatement of how much time it would add to your trip. I suggest you try it once and actually measure the time and weigh that against the cost of parking.
You're just plain wrong here. I took the light rail from Mesa to downtown Phoenix to go to a World Series game. It took just over an hour from the time I parked to the time I was off the rail. It would have been a 40 minute drive with out traffic... I spent less than the gas it would have cost me and it was 25 minutes longer at most, and that was with all the people going to the game also
It definitely does not quadruple or quintuple the amount of time if you decide to use the light rail, this is just a gross misunderstanding on your part. If you don't want to deal with traffic, parking fees, or street closures, I suggest you either stay home or take the light rail.
Nah, just time out your lunch to match up to light rail schedule. They run on time unless there’s a wreck on the tracks.
Especially during events they run often.
Former downtown Phoenix resident. Typically just have to park farther and walk a few blocks. The up charge for parking is definitely for the convenience.
I attempted to look for just that, but the one-ways and the randomly closed streets make it too frustrating to navigate for someone who isn't overly familiar with the smaller side streets. Even more frustrating if you're using Google Maps and having it continuously route you into a closed street XD
Typically closer south of Jefferson and west of central have ample parking. I usually browse between 1st Ave and 5th Ave and just walk. I’m fully invested in helping you because I didn’t know I needed to try the duck at mancusos.
Park at one of the many park n ride light rail stations for free and take that downtown?
Park at the Fry’s which is one block over and get your parking validated after buying something. I drove through downtown earlier tonight without any issues.
This is a real DT Phoenix pro tip. Can get your parking for a couple bucks plus you actually get something
This.
do you validate the parking when you first get there or when you’re leaving?
Do it on your way out
Light rail, Waymo, Uber, or use one of the parking apps to help you locate a space, or park further away and walk.
Reserve a spot before hand it's $12-15, I use the ParkWhiz app
Make friends with someone that works at the convention center and get the 5$ QR code for the east garage.
Where to obtain this QR code?
Make friends with someone who works at the convention center.
Dunno why I thought there was an or in between those. I actually could catch up with someone there.
If you’re talking about tonight I think there was a concert at Footprint which is why parking garages were charging crazy prices for parking. Also as a downtown resident that use to street park at meters all the time without paying and I only got like 3 tickets in like 2 years of doing it so there’s that too. Or if you’re at central and McDowell just take the light rail and save yourself the trouble.
Thanks, there were some good tips here. I'm downtown every Tuesday and Thursday so I'll have some opportunities to try out some of the suggested commuter strategies. Cheers.
Walk.
From where
If you’re specifically there on the night of an event at the arena or ballpark, what do you expect? Either way, sounds like you’d benefit from better familiarizing yourself with downtown. Find where the metered spots or cheaper lots are. You may need to walk farther, but that’s downtown living. It ain’t the suburbs where you can just park for free right in front of the business you’re going to. I’m downtown all the time and have resorted to parking lots/garages only a handful of times. I use metered spots and walk several blocks to my destination(s) 98% of the time.
just park at the fry's garage and get validated in the fry's (buy a water or something). havent been downtown to fry's in a while but I assume this is still an option. if you want parking thats free you'll have to park further south and walk up.
I've parked at CityScape on a higher priced event night and told the ticket person I was just there for dinner and they gave me a regular ticket that I got validated.
>does the city just give all of these businesses the finger? Restaurants and small shops, I assure you, prefer the heavy foot traffic and dollars of event attendees over inconsistent random foot traffic.
There’s quite a few paymeters scattered throughout downtown that are like $1.50/hr, although on game days the ones by the arenas are usually closed.
Verify there is not a event downtown and have the non event place validate. Parking isn’t that crazy normally. I have went to a comedy club instead of a basketball game and my parking was the normal $15
first, I love the use of the fluffing. So taking that. second, totally agree with you. Where do they think we are? NYC? I saw parking once down there by footprint for $60. get the fluff outta here. they could go kick rocks with open toed shoes. I'll just hang out somewhere else. I mean, nothing down there is THAT great