The City of Lethbridge has announced changes to parking, effective February 1, 2024. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

City of Lethbridge parking changes now in effect

Feb 1, 2024 | 8:25 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Drivers in Lethbridge will soon start to notice some differences when parking their vehicles.

The City of Lethbridge announced several parking-related changes on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

New parking incentives and changes, taking effect on February 1, include:

New parking enforcement hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday
- Previously 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday
- Free parking on weekends will remain
Zone 2 areas will be replaced with Zone 3
- With only two parking zones, the city hopes it will make paid parking easier to understand
Paid parking top-up grace period increases from three minutes to seven
New free parking days coming in 2024
- Sponsored by the City of Lethbridge
- Days yet to be determined
Early payment reduction period increased to 10 days
- Those who receive parking tickets will have more time to pay early in order to see the fine reduced
- Currently seven days
Enhanced maintenance program for kiosks
- If a kiosk isn’t working, another one can take a payment