Definitive Free Parking and Travel Discounts for Hybrids Thread

[sactoroy]

Free or Discounted Parking

California

Los Angeles

Free Parking for Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs), Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (SULEVs) and certain Hybrid Vehicles - Pilot Program
If you own a Zero Emission Vehicle or Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle as defined by the California Air Resources Board, you may purchase a California Clean Air Vehicle Decal from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Once you have purchased and affixed the decal to your vehicle per DMV instructions, you can park without depositing coins at on- and off-street metered parking spaces throughout the City of Los Angeles (however, you remain subject to the posted time limit restrictions and other higher order parking restrictions like Tow Away and Street Cleaning.)

On October 1, 2004, participation in this free metered parking program was extended to four hybrid vehicle models: the Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota Prius, and the Ford Escape Hybrid. The eight-month pilot program for hybrid vehicles is due to expire at midnight on June 30, 2006.

To find out if your vehicle qualifies, click here:

www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/carpool/carpool.htm

To find out how to obtain a California Clean Air Vehicle Decal, click

here: www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/decal.htm


San Jose

FREE parking at Downtown San Jose public parking facilities and on-street meters throughout the City for Clean-Fuel Vehicles with the Clean Air Decal in the City of San Jose. Only applies to vehicles purchased from San Jose dealerships, and only brand new vehicles can apply. purchased in San José.
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/transportat...brid/index.htm

Hybrid drivers park free - a $22 per night savings - at the Fairmont San Jose in downtown San Jose Calif. Info at 800-257-7544 or fairmont.com/sanjose (Thanks lars-ss aka Larry)

Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut
Hybrid cars will not have to pay for metered parking in New Haven, Connecticut.

Owners of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles will not have to feed the parking meters in New Haven, Connecticut. The city joins San Jose, California; Los Angeles, California; and Albuquerque, New Mexico in offering this benefit.

New Haven's Mayor John DeStefano said the ordinance will help public health by reducing automobile emissions. About thirty cars in the city currently would be eligible for the hybrid free parking decal when it becomes available later this month.

Source: Free metered parking for hybrid cars (WTNH-TV, 6/7/2005)

Maryland

Baltimore

We've just announced the new Hybrid Vehicle Parking Program, which will allow owners of select hybrid vehicles (the Honda Civic Hybrid, the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius) to receive a 50% discount on their monthly parking rates at all City parking facilities.
Technological advances in hybrid vehicles, an increased awareness about the damage done to the environment by fuel emissions, and a rising concern by consumers over gas prices has led to increased sales and registrations of hybrid vehicles throughout the United States. Last year, 1,514 new hybrid vehicles were registered in the Baltimore area. This represents almost an 80% increase over 2003, and this rising trend is expected to continue. For now, this first phase applies only to garage “monthly contract” parking, but we intend to expand the hybrid program to parking meters throughout the city in the near future.

To qualify for the program, individuals must apply at the Parking Authority offices, located at 200 West Lombard Street, Suite B, and furnish the following necessary documentation:

• proof of purchase of their hybrid vehicle;

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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• a $25 application fee payable by check or money order.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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Once the application process is complete, individuals will receive a 24-hour access card and the Hybrid Program decal for their back window. Parking spaces in each garage will be reserved for the program. For more information, interested persons should call, 443-573-2800.

New Mexico

Albuquerque

Beginning March 31, 2005, a new ordinance allows any hybrid vehicle to park free at any city meter for the duration of that meter.

The ordinance was passed by City Council, and signed by Mayor Martin Chavez.

The vehicle must be registered with the City’s parking office, located in Room 510 Plaza Del Sol. An identification sticker will be given to the operator, who will then place the sticker on the left rear window of the vehicle.

Please be aware, this doesn’t mean hybrid vehicles can stay parked at a meter all day. The free parking is only for the duration of the meter where the vehicle is parked. Hybrid vehicles with stickers that are parked longer than the allotted time will be cited.

For more information, call The City of Albuquerque’s parking office at 505-924-3950

Travel Discounts

California

At the 66-room family-owned Little River Inn just south of Medocino, Calif., hybrid drivers who book a midweek, oceanview room with fireplace through March 2006 for $236.50 including tax, get the SECOND NIGHT FREE. Owner Susan McKinney drives a Prius herself and uses solar panels to power the Inn's VCR-and-Jacuzzi-equipped suites says her goal is "a parking lot full of hybrids." Info at 888-466-5683 or www.littleriverinn.com (Thanks lars-ss aka Larry)

Hybrid drivers park free - a $22 per night savings - at the Fairmont San Jose in downtown San Jose Calif. Info at 800-257-7544 or fairmont.com/sanjose (Thanks lars-ss aka Larry)

Please add to thread if you find any more and I will update the first post.

Thanks.

Roy

[ralph_dog]

Boston has also been bouncing this around since the mayor and some city staff have their new FEH's.

I hope it gets approved.

[gonavy]

Baltimore too, for those with parking contracts on city lots

[inFiniTE LooP]

hmmm, how do i find out about honolulu?

[sactoroy]

I haven't found any info regarding free parking in Honolulu, which I am fortunate to be in currently, for a week anyway. Aloha!

[IMAhybrid]

I was at Abercorn Common (Abercorn & White Bluff Intersection - Savannah, GA. Adjacent to the Oglethorpe Mall; diagonal from Chatham Plaza; Across from Goody's, Best Buy Center) today and they had reserved parking right up front for hybrids. I didn't see the spaces till after I parked, so I didn't park in one. I will next time I go, for sure. I wrote them a nice note:

I stopped by Michael's at Abercorn Common today and noticed there was reserved parking for hybrids. I think that's great. I appreciate it both as a person who has to live on this planet and as a hybrid driver. Keep up the good work.

A Green Shopping Experience

[bwilson4web]

Originally Posted by IMAhybrid

I was at Abercorn Common (Abercorn & White Bluff Intersection - Savannah, GA. Adjacent to the Oglethorpe Mall; diagonal from Chatham Plaza; Across from Goody's, Best Buy Center) today and they had reserved parking right up front for hybrids. . . .

Dang it! That is 8-10 hours away from Huntsville. "Honey, I'm goin' to pop over to Abercorn Common for some stuff. You want anything?"

Bob Wilson

[tarabell]

LAX airport (Los Angeles) is offering a new valet parking service, with discount for hybrid vehicles.

The valet lot costs $10 per hour, with a maximum of $38 a day. That's compared to self- parking lots, which cost $3 for the first hour and $2 for each subsequent hour, with a daily maximum of $30.

Drivers of hybrid vehicles will get a discount at the valet lot, paying just $30 a day for the valet service.

http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-shawnl...ll=ktla-news-1

[GeekGal]

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS:

For Immediate Release
May 15, 2006

** Hybrid Vehicle Owners Receive Free Parking at Street Meters **
New ordinance promoting environmental awareness and hybrids now in effect

Owners of hybrid vehicles who have registered their vehicles with the City and received a display placard can park for free at street parking meters. A City ordinance, which took effect immediately after City Council approval on May 4, requires all owners wishing to take advantage of the one-year pilot program to register their hybrid vehicles with the City’s Parking Division located at 243 N. Center Street.

To register, owners must complete a registration form and show proof of ownership and ID. Parking Division staff will then issue a green placard to hang from the vehicle’s rearview mirror. The placards are non-transferable. Misuse will result in cancellation of parking privileges.

Registered hybrid vehicle owners can park at any of the City’s 2,010 street parking meters without charge, including the pilot Pay & Display locations. All drivers must follow street parking meter rules such as parking for only the time allotted at the respective meter. Hybrids parked longer than the maximum time may be ticketed for parking at an expired meter unless they pay for additional time. Drivers also must park correctly to utilize only one space, park close to the curb, and avoid no parking zones. Anyone found violating these rules is subject to citation or vehicle towing. Any vehicle found with a free parking meter placard that is not registered to use it will be subject to impoundment.

This ordinance will be in effect through May 3, 2007, under the pilot program. Initiated by District 3 Councilman Roland Gutierrez, the program is an effort to promote environmental awareness and provide incentives for citizens to purchase hybrid vehicles.

For more information, call (210)207-8266.