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You don't need to feed the meters in downtown Aurora anymore. In fact, the unsightly parking meters no loner line Aurora's streets. Last month Aurora's downtown streets became “meterless.”
The City removed approximately 900 parking meters along downtown streets and in parking lots and instituted a color-coded system for on-street and lot parking, allowing various no charge parking time limits for visitors and residents. The new parking plan is intended to assure more equitable parking opportunities for businesses and patrons and allows them to choose their most convenient option depending on the time they spend downtown.
Parking spaces closer to the heart of downtown carry shorter parking limits. On-street parking spaces are separated into five color-coded categories: platinum, gold, silver, bronze and mercury.
Parking spaces designated as “gold” allow parking for two hours both on-street and in surface lots; silver spaces are two hours on-street and three hours in lots; bronze spaces allow for three hours on-street and six hours in lots; and mercury spaces are five hours on-street and 10 hours in parking lots. Motorists can look for signs placed along downtown streets and in parking lots indicating the particular parking color category.
On-street parking is enforced from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Parking lots are monitored from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Those who live, work, or frequently visit downtown Aurora are encouraged to take advantage of the City’s parking permit program which allows all day parking in parking lots of a person’s choice. Parking permits are not valid for on-street parking.
Complete information on the new parking plan can be found on the City’s website at www.aurora-il.org .
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Downtown parking
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Golf outing benefits Food Pantry
The Town Bar & Grill is hosting a Golf Outing to benefit the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. Grab your clubs and join us on June 17 at Orchard Valley Golf Course to Help End Hunger while enjoying a great day of golf and a fabulous post-golf dinner at
The Town Bar & Grill, 2681 E. New York Street Register at: www.golfinvite.com/afp&ttb.
Time expires on Aurora's old parking meters.
Our town
Automated parking has become a reality at the Stolp Island Parking Garage in downtown Aurora.