Downtown Bryan Parking

The City of Bryan adopted Ordinance No. 2794 on June 9, 2026, providing for the enforcement of timed parking in Downtown Bryan and direction to clearly mark 139 two-hour parking spaces along Main Street.

• The goal is to change Downtown parking behavior, encouraging turnover of parking space usage, resulting in increased access to businesses and availability of customer parking.
• Timed parking enforcement was requested in 2023 by a group of downtown merchants. City Council appointed the Downtown Parking Committee, consisting of Downtown merchants, community members and other stakeholders. 
• Implementation of timed parking enforcement followed more than two years of study by the Committee and included data collection, public meetings, surveys and City Council review.

The timed parking areas were selected after studying parking demand and identifying areas with the highest occupancy and lowest turnover.

The Downtown Parking Committee and City Council reviewed different time limits and ultimately recommended a consistent two-hour limit for the designated timed-parking spaces. 

The week of July 27, 2026.

• The two-hour timed parking spaces are located in front of all Downtown storefront parking spaces along the perimeter parking rows of Main Street, from 23rd Street to 28th Street, excluding handicap-designated spaces and excluding the center islands of parking between 23rd Street and 26th Street. 
• Map of two-hour timed spots: Downtown Bryan Two-Hour Parking

• More than 2,000 free parking spots are available within a few blocks of every business, office or residence in Downtown Bryan.
• The Roy Kelly Parking Garage is available within a short walk of Main Street at an hourly rate of $1/hour Monday through Sunday.

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• The city conducted open public meetings at City Council.
• Held a series of meetings with Downtown merchants.
• Maintained a public website with maps and other information.
• Sought community feedback via a public survey.
• Released information to local media outlets, the city channel, and on social media.
• Placed courtesy notice fliers on vehicles.

Code Enforcement staff will patrol Downtown two-hour parking areas. Violators will receive a citation on their vehicle windshield. 

$35 for a first offense and up to $500 each for two or more offenses.

Neither city staff nor the City Council has the authority to dismiss or change citations. If you want to contest the citation or discuss your specific case, please contact the Bryan Municipal Court at 979-209-5400.

No, two-hour parking limits will be enforced from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding weekends, evenings and special events approved by the city.

The goal is to change Downtown parking behavior, encouraging turnover of parking space usage, resulting in increased access to businesses and availability of customer parking.