If Madison’s parking operations manager has his way, there will be fewer cars on downtown streets for plows to maneuver around as soon as early next month.
Operations manager Bill Knobeloch is recommending that “non-pay” availability of city parking ramps be expanded by four hours a night during snow emergencies and that the city offer monthly overnight parking passes for the Overture ramp.
Knobeloch sees a market for the 24/7 monthly parking passes among downtown condo owners whose units come with only one parking space, and among university students. “I have had several parents call asking how to get their kids’ cars off the streets at nights and in out of the weather,” he said.