Asheville Asks: Where can downtown workers find parking?
The City of Asheville has several parking options and price points for workers searching for parking options in downtown Asheville.
West Walnut St. and Rankin Ave. Garage Entrance – Closure on Monday, August 1, 2022
From approximately 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022 West Walnut Street will be fully closed between Haywood Street and Rankin Avenue. The West Walnut entrance to the Rankin Avenue Garage will be unavailable for use during this time period. The second Rankin Avenue Garage entrance (located at approximately 12 Rankin Avenue) will [...]
City of Asheville to resume charging at its parking garages with installation of new equipment
The City of Asheville’s Parking Services Division is excited to announce the launch of new parking equipment in each of our four parking garages. Parking in the garages has been free while old equipment has been removed, and replaced with new. The tentative launch dates for the new equipment are as follows for each parking garage: November [...]
Rankin Avenue Parking Garage elevator to be replaced
Starting July 30, work will begin to replace the elevator in the Rankin Avenue Parking Garage, 12 Rankin Avenue, Asheville. The elevator will be out of service for an estimated 100 days. During this time, ADA accessible parking spaces on the upper levels of the garage will be relocated to the lowest level. The City of [...]
Wall Street Parking Garage to close for repairs
The Wall Street Parking Garage, 45 Wall Street, will be closed for repair May 27-May 31. Because of this, Asheville Parking Services requests that all cars parked in the garage exit by 8 p.m. May 26. Cars that remain in the garage will not be towed, but there may be a delay in the exiting process, [...]
On-street parking payment to change regarding use of Passport app
The City of Asheville is committed to offering safe and convenient payment options for our services, including our parking meters. In order to provide a mobile payment option at our parking meters, the City currently contracts with Passport Labs. This contract is set to expire Dec. 31. In order to continue providing [...]
Gated parking resumes at Marjorie and Valley Street parking lots
The City of Asheville provides dedicated parking for City staff at two surface lots, one on Marjorie Street and the other on Valley Street behind City Hall. During the COVID pandemic, these lots have been open to the public 24/7. As City Hall has reopened, the gates to these lots are now closed again during [...]