Downtown Meriden Parking Information

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ConnDOT Commuter Rail Lot: 24 Colony Street

  • Space: 225 spaces in parking garage
  • Cost: First 2 hours free. $7/day. $40/month.
    • Hartford Line customers pay only $2 when purchasing their rail ticket and paying the parking fee at the same time.
  • How to Pay: With cash, pay at garage parking pay station. With a credit or debit card, pay at pay station or exit gate.
  • How to Access: Please access the public parking area from Colony Street side near 24 Colony Street. (Parking spaces accessible off Church Street are reserved for residents of the Residences at 24 Colony.)

ConnDOT Commuter Rail Lot: 60 State Street

  • Space: 65 surface parking spaces
  • Cost: First 2 hours free
  • How to Pay: Pay at gate or at pay station when leaving

City Garage: 60 Church Street & Grove Street

Lower Level:

  • Space: 123 spaces
  • Cost: $2/hour, $10/day maximum. Parking rates apply from 8 am to 6 pm on weekdays
    • First 2 hours free with participating merchant validation
    • Free parking after 6 PM and on weekends and holidays
    • Paid monthly/overnight parking permits are available through the Meriden Parking Commission

Upper Level:

  • Space: 127 spaces
  • Cost: Free parking is allowed on the upper deck after 4 pm on weekdays and on weekends
  • Availability: For contracted parking only from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm weekdays
    • Overnight parking is not allowed on the upper deck. Cars will not be towed as long as they are not parked on the upper deck overnight. Lot must be free and clear of snow by 7:30 am when contract parking begins.
    • MxCC students are encouraged to use the upper parking deck for classes beginning after 4 pm to allow approved residents to park on the lower level after 5 pm
  • How to Access: To get to the upper deck, take West Main Street to Grove Street. Pass the first garage entrance and continue to Church Street. Make a right on Church Street and take a right into the upper parking deck area. Gates will be open after 4 pm weekdays and on weekends.

City Lot: West Main / South Grove / 30 Butler Street

  • Space: 178 spaces
    • Preferred parking for Meriden Superior Court
  • Cost: $2/hour, $10/day maximum. Parking rates apply from 8 am to 6 pm weekdays.
    • First 2 hours free with participating merchant validation
    • Free parking after 6 pm weekdays, on weekends, and holidays
    • Paid monthly parking permits are available through the Meriden Parking Commission

City Lot: 44 Hanover Street

  • Space: 172 spaces
    • Preferred parking for Meriden Police Department and Meriden Senior Center
  • Cost: Free

City Lot: 31 Church Street (Upper Level Surface Lot)

  • Space: 65 spaces
  • Cost: Free

On-Street Parking

  • Free as marked (one to three hours)
  • Parking regulations enforced by the Meriden Police Department