KOIN 6

Downtown Vancouver street parking could no longer be free on weekends. Here’s why

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Soon, the City of Vancouver could stop offering free parking to drivers who visit the downtown area through the weekend. On-street hourly parking is currently enforced from ...
KGW8

Vancouver set to begin charging for street parking on weekends, ending nearly 40 years of free parking

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Free weekend parking in downtown Vancouver is coming to an end. Beginning June 1, the city will implement paid parking enforcement seven days a week, starting with areas on and ...
KOIN 6

Vancouver to implement paid street parking downtown on weekends

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Vancouver will move forward with its plan to implement downtown street parking fees on the weekends. During a meeting on Monday, the Vancouver City Council voted to ...
The Columbian

In Our View: Vancouver’s downtown faces big-city issues

In 2023, an essay for the centrist Brookings Institution examined some of the general questions that are facing Vancouver’s downtown. “Is the pandemic, particularly its impact on the nature of work, ...

I'm a Vancouver local. Here are 4 things tourists should do when they visit — and 3 they should skip.

I live near downtown Vancouver. As a local, I recommend shopping on Main Street and visiting Stanley Park, but skip the ...
The Columbian

Vancouver’s Main Street construction project is on schedule; businesses look forward to work wrapping up

Construction along downtown Vancouver’s Main Street is on schedule, according to the city of Vancouver. And businesses along the corridor are looking forward to the work being wrapped up. The city ...