PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION OFFERS NEW 3-MONTH SPRING FISHING SEASON PARKING PASS FOR WILLAMETTE PARK
Posted: March 4th, 2010 12:45 PM
- The passes, available Monday, March 8, are designed to help alleviate crowded parking conditions for boat trailers at the popular launch site -
(Portland, OR) - Beginning March 8, 2010, Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) will offer a limited number of Spring Fishing Season Parking Passes for boaters who use Willamette Park to launch their craft.
PP&R will be issuing a total of 50 parking passes each spring season, in order to support frequent boat ramp users and to alleviate traffic back up in the park and local streets associated with boater traffic. Fifty passes represents roughly half of the 'vehicle with trailer' parking spaces available in the park, leaving the remainder for other boaters on a first-come first-served basis on any given day.
• The new Fishing Season Parking Passes cost $50 each and are valid for the months of March, April and May 2010 only. They are valid for any day during those three months, during pay-to-park hours.
• These parking passes are valid ONLY in designated "Trailers Only" spaces in Willamette Park. They are not valid for use at the other two lots in Willamette Park or for any street parking.
• The new parking passes do not save or reserve parking spaces for boat trailers, but do allow frequent users to pay for parking ahead of time at a discounted price. However, all parking spaces are still available on a first-come, first-served.
• The new Spring Fishing Season Pass was created in response to the crowded parking lot faced each spring fishing season. This will help alleviate the backup in the parking lot, as well as provide those who use the park frequently with an opportunity for savings.
• Spring Season Fishing Passes can be purchased by phone at 503.823.2525 or in person at the PP&R Customer Service Center in the Portland Building lobby (1120 SW Fifth Avenue) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
• For routine daily parking, the new Smart Meter parking meters accept coins and credit cards.
For further information, please call Bryan Aptekar, West Service Zone Coordinator, at 503.823.6973.
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