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PARKING & TRANSIT
To address concerns regarding parking, CCDC worked with the Downtown community to fashion the Comprehensive Downtown Parking Plan, which was adopted by the San Diego City Council in 1997. The plan includes short-term and long-term solutions, including things like a wayfinder signage system and the construction of public parking garages.
Downtown San Diego is the hub of the regional transportation network. Commuters and visitors find their way to the center of the region by using the Coaster, trolley, train, bus or car. For the driver, downtown offers
55,000 parking spaces.
Parking Map of Downtown's 55,000 parking spaces
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Lindbergh Field, San Diego International Airport
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Within five minutes of downtown San Diego.
Amtrak
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Conveniently stops in downtown at the Santa Fe Depot at Broadway and Kettner. Offers daily trips to Los Angeles.
Coaster / Bus / Trolley
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The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System offers a full menu of mass transit options to and from downtown San Diego. The Coaster Commuter Train links San Diego's North County to downtown, with stops regularly at Santa Fe Depot in downtown. Express bus lines also link points North, East and South to downtown San Diego. The trolley line into downtown runs from east county and south county.
21st Century Parking Meters
In 1997 the City of San Diego installed 5,262 new parking meters throughout the city. These new parking meters accept nickels, dimes, quarters and prepaid electronic debit cards. A City of San Diego prepaid parking meter debit card is available in two increments; $10 (10-hours) or $45 (45-hours).
Here are the downtown locations that sell parking meter debit cards:
- City of San Diego Parking Mgmt 1255 Fifth Avenue, (619) 236-7145
- City Stores City Administration Building 202 C Street, (Lobby)
- Central Service Center 2500 Commercial Street, (619) 446-1000
- Golden Hill Service Center 2469 Broadway, (619) 235-5202
- California Western School of Law 225 Cedar Street
How does a Prepaid Parking Meter Debit Card work?
Instructions are included on the debit card.
- Insert debit card into the card slot on the parking meter, the card slot is near the coin slot.
- Insert debit card in direction shown by arrow on card, arrow side facing slightly up and right.
- The dollar balance (credit) of the debit card will flash 4-times.
- The parking meter will display time increments in 6-minute segments.
- When desired time is displayed on the parking meter, remove debit card from parking meter.
Did you Buy too much Time?
These parking meters can refund extra time (credit)!
- Insert same debit card that was used to purchase time on the parking meter.
- The current dollar balance (credit) of the debit card will flash 4-times.
- Parking meter will credit debit card for every full 6-minute increment remaining on parking meter.
- Credit increments less than 6-minutes will be lost.
- Credit display on parking meter will turn to zero, remove debit card from parking meter.
Coming soon a reloadable card (credit) system.
A Card Re-Loader terminal will be available at several Uptown locations and at Parking Management by Spring.
Notice:
- No replacement or refunds for lost or stolen debit cards.
- City of San Diego prepaid parking meter debit cards will work on Port of San Diego parking meters. (Port of San Diego parking meters have yellow posts.)
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