In February 2024, Bryan mayor Bobby Gutierrez created a committee to look into parking in the downtown area.
Committee recommendations given at the council’s September 10th meeting included hiring an outside consultant to develop a long term parking action plan and promote other areas of public parking that includes what is considered to be the under utilized parking garage south of the courthouse.
While there is a charge to park in the garage except for some special events, there was no support to bring back paid on-street parking.
Councilmembers were told that 75 percent of parking spaces are taken in the area between 23rd and 26th and between Bryan Avenue and the railroad tracks east of Main.
The mayor brought up having some sort of enforcement in a seven block area where people are parking longer than allowed. One example is placing “courtesy reminders” on vehicles exceeding the 90 minute limit, something that was done during August.
And the mayor repeated an observation from before the committee was created that he believed that there is not a parking problem in downtown Bryan, but there is a walking problem…referring to those who don’t want to walk from the parking garage.
Click below to hear comments from the September 10, 2024 Bryan council workshop meeting.