Downtown Vancouver street parking could no longer be free on weekends. Here's why

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Soon, the City of Vancouver could stop offering free parking to drivers who visit the downtown area through the weekend.

On-street hourly parking is currently enforced from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., but Vancouver City Council voted to advance their proposed plan during a meeting on Monday. If the related ordinance is approved after its second reading and public hearing next week, officials will enforce fees for weekend street parking on and south of Evergreen Boulevard starting June 1.