Posts Tagged ‘parking’
FREE Parking Returns Saturday in Downtown Rehoboth!
Friday, September 15, was the last day visitors had to pay for parking or display a parking permit for the 2023 season in Rehoboth Beach. It’s free parking until the 2024 parking season starts on May 15. Businesses are anxiously awaiting you! The Rehoboth Beach Patrol will have some lifeguards on duty through Sunday, September…
Read MoreBeginning Friday: Parking Restrictions & Heavy Traffic Expected for Ocean City Air Show This Weekend
The Town of Ocean City will be hosting the O.C. Air Show this upcoming weekend. If you head to that location, you can expect to see heavy traffic delays (both vehicle and pedestrians), restricted parking, and road closures in the downtown areas. Here are the details from the Town of Ocean City: Street Closures The…
Read MoreParking & Transportation Study to be Done This Summer in Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach Commissioners have authorized a study that will focus on parking, traffic and congestion in the resort. The $150,000 study will be conducted by the Rossi Group, a Maryland-based civil engineering and planning company and will begin this summer so that planners can see first hand the issues that come up during the summer…
Read MoreDewey Beach Actively Working to Improve Parking System
Dewey Beach is attempting to simplify parking in the town. Currently, they have a variety of numbered parking “zones” with different hourly requirements and different payment methods: ParkMobile, kiosk, coin meters, hang tags– all with different costs. They are actively working on improving this system. As mentioned in Town Manager Bill Zolper’s message in this…
Read MoreThe Single-Space Parking Meter is History!
The parking permit could be next! Visitors this coming holiday might notice something different about parking in downtown Rehoboth Beach. Gone are the days when you get out of your car and pay the meter at the head of the space. The city is now using centralized parking kiosks for motorists to pay for parking…
Read MoreMetered Parking Returns To Lewes Downtown, Beaches Sat.
Parking meters in Lewes will go back into operation Saturday, as they do each May 1st. Parking at downtown Lewes meters is $1-dollar per hour, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., with time limitations in place. Parking at the beach lots is $2-dollars per hour. To view an interactive parking map prepared by the City…
Read MoreRehoboth Meterless Mondays Continue Into Mid-Sept.
Rehoboth Beach plans to extend Meterless Mondays into mid-September. Parking will be free each Monday between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Mayor Paul Kuhns says it’s an effort to draw in more visitors to patronize stores and restaurants that have lost revenues because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rehoboth Beach Commissioners last week voted to extend…
Read MoreMeter-less Monday Evenings Come To Rehoboth Beach
Starting this coming Monday, parking will be free in Rehoboth Beach Mondays between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Rehoboth Beach City Commissioners approved the free parking offer at their meeting Tuesday. Meterless Monday is designed to help Rehoboth businesses that are struggling with lost revenues during the coronavirus pandemic. Meterless Mondays will last from Monday…
Read MoreSalisbury Resumes Routine Parking Enforcement Aug. 3rd
A heads up for commuters and visitors in Wicomico County: Salisbury will resume routine enforcement of parking regulations and violations Monday August 3rd. Non-permit municipal parking has been free since late March, in an effort to encourage people to support restaurants and businesses during the pandemic. Any non-permit parking tickets mistakenly issued between March 28th…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Starts To Remove Recently-Installed Barricades
Some of the orange barriers set up in Rehoboth Beach to create a pedestrian walkway and space for more outdoor dining and retail are coming down. The barricades were set up in late May, at the expense of some parking spaces. Tuesday, the Rehoboth Beach Commissioners agreed to take down barricades and bring back about…
Read MoreChanges to Parking in Bethany Beach Beginning June 12
Bethany Beach is amending the parking modifications that were made last month. With Phase 2 of the Governor’s reopening of Delaware going into effect on June 15, beginning on June 12 at 4pm, all parking spaces on Atlantic Avenue and all ocean-front street ends and parking lots will be available as both residential parking permit…
Read MoreTraffic Help During Firefly Music Festival in Dover
The Firefly Music Festival is this coming weekend in Dover – at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. A reminder to drivers in the area – camping load-in will begin on Thursday – the music festival is Friday through Sunday and traffic around Dover will be heavy. Most of the camping Check-In/Processing will be in…
Read MoreUPDATED: General Assembly Approves Boost in Fines in Handicap Parking Areas
State lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 28 – which will increase the penalties for parking in an area designated for a vehicle being used by an individual with a disability. For a first offense the monetary penalty will increase from $100 to $200. For a subsequent offense, this the monetary penalty would increase from $200…
Read MoreRehoboth’s New High-Tech Parking Enforcement Tool!
It is poised to be part of Rehoboth Beach’s most efficient parking enforcement system ever. Dubbed “R-101,” the leased Ford Escape SE is outfitted with dual license plate recognition (LPR) cameras, GPS, wifi/cellular connectivity, plenty of computer technology and a distinctive emergency lighting package. A two-employee crew will operate the car to enforce parking in…
Read MoreLewes Parking Meters Hungry for your Coins!
Parking meters in Lewes are now in operation daily from 9am to 8pm. They went into effect on May 1 and will remain in effect until October 14th in town and until September 30th in the beach parking lots. The parking fee is still $1.00 per hour in town and $2.00 at the beach, however…
Read More51st Annual Great Delaware Kite Festival is Friday at Cape Henlopen State Park
The 51st Annual Great Delaware Kite Festival takes place Friday at Cape Henlopen State Park. Registration for the kite festival begins at 10am with the kids competitions beginning at 11:30 – the adult competitions begin at about 2pm – following the highest kite competition at 1pm, which is open to all ages. There is will…
Read MoreNew Parking Options Available at Dover International Speedway for Race Weeks
NASCAR fans – if you plan to attend the races at the Monster Mile in Dover in May and October – does the idea of pre-purchased tailgating and reserved parking appeal? Dover International Speedway is celebrating its 50th anniversary season and these new spots will be available for the guest’s use for all three days…
Read MoreOcean City Considers Changes to Parking System
The town of Ocean City is vowing to make changes to it’s “pay by plate” parking system, following complaints and criticisms from users. The system, which was introduced last summer is described by some as “too complicated.” Many visitors say they have gotten fines they did not expect because of it. One report says since…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Considers Further Parking Changes
Following the decision to adopt parking rate changes along Rehoboth Avenue, the city of Rehoboth Beach is considering additional changes that could improve traffic congestion, and handicap accessibility near the Boardwalk. Recently, city officials approved measures that would increase hourly parking rates from $2 to $3 dollars beginning with the 2019 summer season. Those increases…
Read MoreRehoboth Commissioners to Discuss Parking Monday Morning
Rehoboth City Commissioners will discuss parking changes during a workshop meeting on Monday morning. Additional discussion on amendments to the parking meter and permit ordinances will be discussed. Changes discussed at the last meeting in December include: hourly meters in effect from 10am to 10pm, additional signage directing to additional parking areas, meter rates of…
Read MoreFREE Parking Returns to Downtown Rehoboth Today, But for How Long?
Free parking returns to downtown Rehoboth Beach starting today, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Typically parking meters would return to service on the Friday of the next Memorial Day Weekend. However, city officials have scheduled a special meeting this Friday, Sept. 21, to discuss proposed changes to the parking meter and permit regulations as recommended by…
Read MoreRehoboth Parking Issues to be Considered – Next Meeting Sept 21
Over the next several months, the Rehoboth Beach commissioners will be considering proposals by the parking advisory committee to address the city’s increasingly congested streets. The committee is comprised of property and business owners, residents and stakeholders in the community and is charged with enhancing the viability of the city by evaluating, researching and recommending…
Read MoreUPDATED: Georgetown Snow Emergency Plan Lifted at Noon Sunday
UPDATED – Sunday, 12pm – At 12:00 NOON, today, January 7, 2018, the Town of Georgetown will lift all parking restrictions along designated snow emergency routes. Residents and visitors are urged to use caution, as there may still be some slippery road conditions due to the extreme cold temperatures. Residents with questions about snow emergency…
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