Parking Meters
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Did your meeting with Mayor Brandon Scott go so well that he wants you to stay and discuss details, but you need to add time to your parking meter? No problem with one of our 3 vendors - Pay by Phone, Flowbird, and Parkmobile!
Pay by App and Text-to-Pay Options Available Throughout Baltimore!
Baltimore has three mobile payment vendors and one text-to-pay vendor at the JFA Lot. More locations are coming soon!
Pay by App Vendors:
- Flowbird
- Park Mobile
- PayByPhone
Text to Pay Vendor:
New Parking Meter Hours of Operation in Hampden
Later Start and End Times
New hours starting April 7, 2023
- Noon - 10:00 PM
- Still Monday-Saturday
- Still $0.50 per hour
Request a Receipt
You may request a receipt up to 90 days after the date of the transaction.
Request Flowbird Meter Receipt
IPS Pay by Plate Parking Meter
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Flowbird Pay by Plate Parking Meter
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How They Work
Pay-by-plate meters wirelessly send the license plate number along with the purchased parking time to Parking Enforcement, a division within the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
Download the Directions on how to operate the meter.
No Need to Place Receipt on Dashboard
In locations where these new meters are installed, parkers will no longer have to return to their vehicle to place a printed receipt on their dashboard. Parkers enter their license plate number, pay for the time they would like to park using coins or a credit card, and walk away. There is no need to return to your vehicle.
The new meters also make it easier for motorcycle riders, who have a difficult time displaying their paper receipts, and people with disabilities who will not have to return to their vehicle once they’ve paid.
Payment Methods/Hours of Operation
The new parking meters will still accept coins and credit cards. Hours of operation and hourly rates remain unchanged by the new parking meters.
Request a Meter
Complete this form to request a parking meter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Download a list of the Frequently Asked Questions.
Rates
Go to the Demand-Based Parking Meter Rate Setting webpage..
Holidays
You don’t have to pay the parking meters on the following days because most businesses are closed:
- New Year’s Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Single Space Meters
Some blocks have just two or three meters or there isn't enough curb space to place an EZ Park Meter. In these cases, single-space meters may exist.
Problems with single-space meters can be reported by calling (410) 396-1881.
Project SPACE
Project SPACE launched in Phase 1 of Baltimore City on July 10, 2014. We continue to expand Project SPACE to include additional areas. There you will find maps of the areas where this program is in effect.
Project SPACE does four things:
- Reserves on-street parking spaces for people with disabilities in metered areas.
- Installs accessible single-space parking meters at the reserved spaces
- Retrofits existing multi-space EZ Park meters to meet most current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
- Requires payment from everyone parking at ADA-accessible meters.
Learn more about Project SPACE.
Parking with a disability placard or plates OUTSIDE of Project SPACE:
If your disability tag/plate is displayed and you are parking outside of Phase 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 boundaries, you are entitled to park at an on-street parking meter for double the meter duration limit (not to exceed four hours) without payment.
For example, if the parking meter’s duration limit is one hour, you may park for two hours; if the meter duration limit is two hours, you may park for four hours; if the meter duration limit is four hours, you may only park for four hours.
Parking Ticket Adjudication
We do not issue parking tickets, nor do we adjudicate them. Please call the Bureau of Treasury Management/Collections at (410) 396-4080.
Parking Ticket Collection
We do not issue parking tickets, nor do we collect parking ticket fines. Please call the Bureau of Treasury Management/Collections at (410) 396-4080.
Report Problems With A Meter
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