New Bedford kicks off Holiday Parking Program

NEW BEDFORD, Mass (WLNE) – New Bedford’s Holiday Parking Program is back in full swing.

The city is offering two hours of free parking at both the Elm Street Garage and the Zeiterion Garage downtown as well as two hours of free parking at meters along Acushnet Avenue in the North End.

The program is designed to encourage shopping and dining in the downtown and North End districts during the holiday season.

The Holiday Parking Program also offers ticket forgiveness. Anyone who receives a parking ticket for an expired meter downtown can be forgiven after presenting a same-day sales receipt of at least $10 from a downtown business.

To receive ticket forgiveness, the receipts must be presented or mailed to the Traffic Commission Office in the Elm Street Garage within three weeks of receiving the ticket. The Traffic Commission office is located at 51 Elm Street and is open Monday through Friday from 8AM-5PM.