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City Parking Garages
1800 Maple Self Park - 847.866.9240
Hours: 24/7 365 days a year
First hour: Free Sundays & Holidays**: Free
Movie patrons – first four hours FREE with validation.
Accepts Visa/Master Card/Amex
# of spaces: 1400 (25 disabled)
Directions: Enter from Maple Avenue at Clark Street or University Place
Clearance: From the main entrance to the top of the garage clearance is 8 ft. 2 in. and 7 ft. 7 in. to enter the flat bay on level two.
Monthly Permits = $95 Purchase monthly passes
Church St. Self Park - 847.328.4607
Hours: 24/7 365 days a year
First hour: Free Sundays & Holidays**: Free
Overnight pays normal hourly rate.
# of spaces: 600, (12 disabled)
Height clearance on Level 1 is 8 ft. 2 in. for wheelchair lift vans.
All other floors have a 6 ft. 8 in. height clearance.
Directions: Enter from Church or Clark east of Chicago Ave
Monthly Permits = $95 Purchase monthly passes
Sherman Plaza Self Park - 847.491.6908
# of spaces: 1,583
Directions: Enter from Davis Street or Benson Ave.
Clearance: From level one to level five clearance is 8 ft. 2 in.. From level five to top the clearance is 6 ft. 9 in.
Monthly Permits = $95 Purchase monthly passes
| Hourly Rates for City Garages | |
| 0-1 Hour | FREE |
| 1-2 hours | $2 |
| 2-3 hours | $3 |
| 3-4 hours | $4 |
| 4-5 hours | $5 |
| 5-6 hours | $6 |
| 6-12 hours | $8 |
| 12-18 hours | $11 |
| 18-24 hours | $13 |
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City Parking Holidays |
| New Year’s Day |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Memorial Day |
| July 4 |
| Labor Day |
| Thanksgiving |
| Christmas Day |
City Surface Parking Lots
The City owns 25 surface parking lots. Many of these lots offer a combination of metered and permit parking options. Permit parking in these lots is usually at capacity because reserved parking in the City is in high demand. Call Parking Services, at 847-448-8203, for information regarding a waiting list for any of these lots, or view an updated list of all the Evanston Parking Lots
Evanston Off Street Parking Lots Map
Lot Vacancies
Lot 1 – 16 spaces - Hinman & South Blvd.
Lot 48 – 6 spaces - 1315 Emerson St.
Lot 64 - 33 spaces - Central and Ashland (Daytime Only)
Lot 65 – 24 spaces - Trader Joes Parking Lot (Overnight Only)
Lot 8/31 – 12 spaces - Central and Ashland (Daytime Only)
Lot 32/35 – 2 space - Central and Ashland (Daytime Only)
Space availability as of 10/13/2016. Subject to change, please call to confirm availability.
Evanston Public Library Garage - 1703 Orrington Ave.
Metered parking: Mondays through Thursdays, 9am to 9pm;
Fridays and Saturdays, 9am to 6pm; Free Sundays, Noon to 6pm
1603 Orrington*
Parking by hourly rates. Available: Monday - Friday, 7am to 8pm; Saturday, 7am to 3pm
Closed Sundays and Holidays.
Rotary Building - 1560 Sherman Ave.*
Available 24/7. Limited parking by hourly rates.
Holiday Inn lower level - 1501 Sherman Ave.*
Metered parking enforced, 8am to 9pm and free on Sundays and holidays.
Permit parking available. Permit spaces are metered after 5:00 p.m.
*Availability and hourly rates subject to change without notice.