Downtown Bryan Parking

Downtown Bryan Parking Committee

The city formed a Downtown Parking Committee with nine members representing businesses, offices, restaurants and residential. This process began after a group of Downtown Bryan merchants asked the city to consider timed parking enforcement and regulation. The City of Bryan’s ad hoc Downtown Parking Committee has been working through a wide range of topics:

• History and current parking conditions in Downtown Bryan.
• Research parking strategies in other cities (Temple, Georgetown, New Braunfels, etc.)
• Variety of data collection and utilization analysis.
• Identify parking hot spots.
• Explore parking enforcement options, sensor technologies and cost analysis.
• Provide short-, medium- and long-term recommendations that support Downtown’s growth while meeting the needs of residents, businesses and visitors.

Timeline Highlights

• Sept. 15 – 28, 2025 – City of Bryan seeks feedback on Historic Downtown Bryan parking proposal.
• Sept. 8 – Oct. 6, 2025 – City issued request for proposals for Downtown parking technology implementation and enforcement.
• July 8, 2025 – City Council received another update during their workshop meeting from the Downtown Parking Committee.
  • Watch the July 8 meeting recording.
• March/April 2025 – Conducted SafetyStick Pilot Program, provided by Municipal Parking Services, at no cost to the city. The temporary, solar-powered devices gathered data for 30 days in areas on Main Street.
  • Press Release: City of Bryan Conducting Downtown Parking Study to Support Future Growth (March 14, 2025)
• Sept. 10, 2024 – City Council received an update during their workshop meeting from the Downtown Parking Committee.
  • Watch the Sept. 10 meeting recording.
• Aug. 30 2024 – City branded existing parking lots, published a GIS map of available parking, and installed parking wayfinding signage.
• Aug. 9 & 30, 2024 – Parking behaviors were evaluated before and after the fall semester began, and courtesy reminder flyers were placed on vehicles not in compliance.
• Feb. 27, 2024 – City announced formation of the ad-hoc Downtown Parking Committee, consisting of nine members.
• Feb. 15, 2024 – Mayor Bobby Gutierrez issued a statement regarding parking in Downtown.
• Nov. 2023 – City received recommendations from a group of Downtown merchants to consider timed parking enforcement and regulation.