New parking program coming to Downtown Roanoke

ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - Downtown Roanoke, Inc. has announced its Park DRI program for downtown retailers and restaurants.

Participating downtown businesses will provide Park DRI passes to their customers which can grant up to 2 hours of free parking in designated PARK Roanoke garages.

The Park DRI pilot program will run from November 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017 and is a collaboration between Downtown Roanoke, Inc. and PARK Roanoke.

Organizers say the program is designed to encourage new customers to come downtown to shop as well as to educate the public of the convenience of using downtown parking garages.

Participating garages include:

• Center in the Square Garage – 11 Campbell Ave SE

• Church Avenue Garage – 121 Church Ave SW

• Tower Garage – 19 Norfolk Ave SE

• Market Garage (Monday-­‐Friday, 8:00am-­‐4:00pm) – 25 Church Ave SE

For a list of participating businesses, visit the ParkDRI website.