You might need to start carrying more than just a handful of spare change when you head out for a night on the town across Cincinnati.
Beginning in August, by up to .50 cents, and in Over-the-Rhine, . Want to go to a Bengals game and skip a parking garage? That鈥檒l be a $15 flat rate at 414 meters near Paul Brown Stadium. Meter hours are being expanded, too, in neighborhoods including Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout and Northside.
Revenue from parking rate increases is projected to add up to $2.5 million for the city, with the hopes of helping to cover a $32 million budget deficit. But local businesses aren鈥檛 thrilled with the prospect - more expensive parking could mean fewer visitors and less spending.
Joining Cincinnati Edition to talk about the parking deal and what it means for the local business economy are city hall reporter Sharon Coolidge (), President Maurice Wagoner, and transportation and development reporter Pat LaFleur ().
Tune in to Cincinnati Edition July 12 at 1 p.m. to hear this segment.
