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
- July 14, 2026 - Bryan City Council approved modification to action taken on June 9, 2026, as part of the approval of Ordinance 2794 regulating timed public parking spaces within Downtown Bryan.
- June 9, 2026 - Bryan City Council approved an ordinance and phase one pilot plan for Historic Downtown Bryan parking enforcement, set for implementation July 2026
- 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.
- 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.
- Sept. 10, 2024 – City Council received an update during their workshop meeting from the Downtown Parking Committee.
- 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.