Main Street Parking Regulations

Context

Parking rules on Main St. downtown are being revised. The City Manager proposed an ordinance for a commercial loading zone and two-hour metered parking on a portion of Main St. Councilors Satya B. Mitra and Robert A. Bilotta filed two petitions for Theatre Cafe's owner to replace parking regulations with one-hour parking, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the odd side between Federal St. and Franklin St. and in front of 484 Main St. (former Denholm Building).

Status

Loading zone/two-hour metered ordinance recommended for approval 3-0 on 2026-08-11. On 2026-08-31 both Theatre Cafe petitions were filed 2-0: the first block is already posted one hour 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. except a 40-foot loading zone, and Commissioner Stephen S. Rolle said a comprehensive update to Main St. parking regulations is planned for the fall.

Log

• 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Two Theatre Cafe petitions filed 2-0; comprehensive fall update to Main St. regulations announced.
• 2026-08-11 - Traffic and Parking Committee — City Manager's loading zone and two-hour metered parking ordinance recommended for approval 3-0.