Welcome to the City of Houston Parking Management division - where our goal is to make public parking friendly and convenient throughout the City.
It's our responsibility to ensure convenient, affordable parking for the residents, businesses and visitors to our city. We're committed to meeting the diverse parking needs of the public while promoting compliance with all City parking ordinances.
Our on-street parking program creates sound regulations for all commercial and residential areas. By listening to concerns from local businesses and residents, we understand unique circumstances exist in each area of the City, and we tailor regulations to provide maximum benefits.
Parking Management also establishes regulations to enhance pedestrian safety, ensure a smooth flow of traffic and to allow emergency vehicles to reach their destinations. Loading zones are established to provide space for dropping off or picking up goods without blocking the flow of traffic, while mobility, or “diamond,” lanes provide an additional travel lane to expedite the movement of traffic during peak periods.
Our customers drive - we're customer-service driven. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments.
Houston Announces City-Wide ParkMobile Pay by Phone Parking Program
October 20, 2011 -- Houston announces a partnership with T2 and Parkmobile that will allow residents, workers and visitors to pay for parking at all of the approximately 7,000 on-street metered spaces with their mobile phones.
"Through the use of this innovation, motorists will be able to conduct their parking transactions from the convenience of their car. They will receive alerts before their time expires; helping them to avoid parking citations," said Mayor Annise D. Parker.
Drivers can sign up at www.parkmobile.com. Once registered, customers can use the mobile app, the internet, or a mobile phone (1.877.727.5758) to pay for parking. The parking transactions are transmitted real-time to the handheld devices used by the Parking Enforcement Officers.
When customers are ready to park, they will need to enter their zone number and the amount of time they wish to purchase either via mobile app or a phone call. A digital receipt is then sent to their mobile device. The zone number is displayed on the meter.
There is a .35 cents fee per transaction and the customer will receive a reminder text 15 minutes prior to the expiration of their time. Parking time limits will apply and customers must move their vehicles from the specific zone (each blockface is a zone) once they have exhausted their maximum time.
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Parking Mgmt Offers New Online Customer Services
July 20, 2011 -- The Administration & Regulatory Affairs Parking Management Division now offers customers a more convenient way to manage their parking transactions. In addition to paying citations online, customers can now also purchase permits and contest citations online. By creating “My Account” profiles, they can manage their parking account when and where it is convenient for them. A parking account will track permits, citations and online protests.
Pay A Fine or Resolve/Contest Your Citation
If you have received a citation, you have 30 calendar days from citation issue date to pay the fine. If a parking fine is not paid within 30 calendar days, a delinquent fine is assessed. If a fine is not paid within 90 calendar days, an additional 30 percent collection fee is added.
You have 30 days from the date the citation was issued to contest. You may contest your citation online if it is within seven (7) days from citation issuance - https://houstonparking.t2hosted.com/app/index.aspx.
After seven (7) days from the date of issuance, you must appear before a hearing officer at the Parking Adjudication Office, 1400 Lubbock , Mon. – Fri., between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. or Saturday, 8:00 am to 5 p.m. Appointments aren't necessary, all hearings are held on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Parking Management Division
By servicing and maintaining almost 7,000 on-street parking spaces across the Greater Houston area, Parking Management creates sound regulations for all commercial and residential areas enhancing pedestrian safety, ensuring a smooth flow of traffic, and allowing emergency vehicles to reach their destinations. Loading zones are established to provide space for dropping off or picking up goods without blocking the flow of traffic, while mobility, or “diamond,” lanes provide an additional travel lane to expedite the movement of traffic during peak periods. Parking Management encourages parking awareness while supporting public transit initiatives.
Parking Permits
In addition to managing on-street parking, Parking Management also issues parking permits. You may purchase permits online.
- Residential (.htm)
- Commercial Loading / Unloading (.pdf)
- Meter Bagging (.htm)
- Valet Permits (.htm)
- Valet Parking Operators License (.pdf)
- Valet Zone Application (.pdf)
- Newsrack Permits (.htm)
Washington Avenue Parking Solution
On September 14, 2011, Mayor Annise Parker and various City departments met with Washington Avenue stakeholders to discuss parking solutions. View the presentation (.pdf) and map (.pdf) and then take time to give the City feedback on each of the plans.
Residential Permit Parking
If you are interested in circulating a petition to implement Residential Permit Parking on your block, please note that applications may take up to six months for processing. Numerous steps are involved in the application review process. To ensure your petition is processed timely ...
Accessible Parking
Parking Management is committed to installing truly accessible, ADA compliant on-street parking spaces to meet the needs of the disabled community. The number of spaces has grown from 45 in 2005 to 180 in 2011 at a cost of approximately $8,000 -12,000 per space. Upcoming installations include East Downtown, adjacent to the Dynamo Stadium, and Midtown.
Volunteer Parking Enforcement Program
As part of Annise D. Parker's Volunteer Initiatives Program (VIP), Parking Management holds volunteer trainings for citizens interested in getting involved in protecting their communities and helping fight disabled parking abuse.
The Disabled Parking Volunteer Program is designed to ensure individuals whose needs require accessible parking spaces have those spaces available. With the generous help of citizen volunteers, Parking Management is better able to ensure parking space availability to those who need it most.