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This bulletin contains the following parking news in Alameda:
Shop Local for the holidays! From Thanksgiving to New Years, parking will be free on Saturdays at the Civic Center Parking Structure and the West End Lot.
If you drive to the Park St or Webster St areas, try these off-street parking opportunities first before looking for on-street parking. By going straight to these locations instead of circling for on-street parking, you reduce congestion and reduce the number of times you turn across crosswalks in these pedestrian-heavy areas. Or, if you are able, please consider walking, biking, or taking one of the many bus lines serving our business districts.
If you arrive via car with a disability parking placard, you can also look for the new on-street blue zones serving Park St and Webster St that were installed earlier this year.
The City of Alameda utilizes an outside vendor for parking citation processing services. We are aware that their website, pticket.com, is currently experiencing an outage. Citation tracking, payment acceptance, appeals processing, and collections are temporarily unavailable. Citations with a due date during the outage will receive a deadline extension. To assist our team in tracking those affected by the outage, please email parking@alamedaca.gov with this information: name, citation #, license plate, and phone number. Thank you!
The West End Lot is a 53-space lot just east of Webster Street, accessible from Santa Clara Ave or Haight Ave. It's a great place to find parking in the Webster St area (except for Tuesday and Saturday mornings, when the Alameda Farmers’ Market takes place in the northern section).
This lot is bigger than it looks! Sometimes it appears full from the Santa Clara Ave entrance, but just out of view has plenty of parking closer to Haight Ave. Outside of the holiday season, parking meters operate from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday - Saturday, excluding holidays.
Located one block from Park Street and next to the Alameda Theatre, the Civic Center garage is within a 10 minute walk of nearly all Park Street businesses, and it has plentiful parking at half the cost of nearby meters and lots. In addition to four floors of public parking, it features electric vehicle charging, secure bike parking, and monthly permits.
The City is currently completing design for major improvements to the garage, including new anti-graffiti paint, new pay stations, and access controls allowing the facility to close overnight for security.
If you have parking questions, check out the Parking FAQs at alamedaca.gov/parkingfaqs. Below is a highlight of questions from the "Reporting Problems" section.
How do I report an illegally parked vehicle?
For parking violations that do not require towing, call (510) 522-PARK. For issues requiring towing, like blocked driveways or abandoned vehicles, call the Police Department directly at (510) 337-8340. Note that during off hours like evenings, (510) 522-PARK will transfer your call to the Police Department.
For ongoing issues that don’t call for immediate attention or towing, you can also write to parking@alamedaca.gov or submit a SeeClickFix report in a parking enforcement category.
How do I report an abandoned vehicle?
To report an abandoned vehicle on a public street, call the Abandoned Vehicle Hotline at (510) 337-8587. Vehicles can be marked abandoned if they are parked for longer than 72 hours or have qualifying criteria like cobwebs, leaves, debris, low tires, and/or missing or broken vehicle parts. More information is in the “Abandoned Vehicle Unit” on the Police Department Bureau of Support Services page.
How do I report a broken meter?
Please submit a SeeClickFix report in the parking meters category. If you don’t use SeeClickFix, you can call (510) 522-PARK or write to parking@alamedaca.gov. Whatever the reporting method, please include the meter ID number (if visible on the screen or meter) or the nearest address. A photo is helpful.
Contact us
parking@alamedaca.gov
www.AlamedaParking.org
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