HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2017-11-07 Garage Automation
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
November 7, 2017
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Changes Coming to Leesburg Town Hall Parking Garage
New automated payment system will be active in January.
Leesburg, VA (November 7, 2017) – Users of the Town Hall Parking Garage in downtown
Leesburg will see significant improvements to the garage’s entry and exit system in the coming
weeks.
Demolition of the existing entry ticket dispensers and the exit booths will begin sometime
before Thanksgiving. The garage will remain open during the construction period and parking
will be free.
“We scheduled the construction to coincide with our free holiday parking promotion to limit
the fiscal impact,” says Keith Markel, Leesburg’s Deputy Town Manager. “We anticipate having
the new system up and running in January.”
The entry ticket dispensers will be moved closer to the garage, allowing more stacking distance
to avoid cars backing up into the street. Drivers will take their tickets with them and pay at
walk-up kiosks located in the breezeways and near the elevator on the first level when ready to
leave. The kiosk by the elevator will accept cash in addition to credit card payments. At the
present time, there will be no changes to the cost or hours of paid parking.
Drivers will be able to exit onto either Market Street or Loudoun Street and the exit kiosks will
also accept credit card payments.
“Currently, only parking permit holders can exit onto Loudoun Street,” Markel explains.
“Allowing non-permit holders to exit either side should improve traffic flow out of the garage.”
In addition to the new entry and exit kiosks, the new system will feature automated “Lot Full”
signs at both entrances.
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