Items tagged: Parking

Changes to Improve Safety and Encourage Continued Support of Campustown Businesses

City of Champaign Announces Changes to Improve Pedestrian and Traffic Safety While Encouraging Continued Community Support of Campustown Businesses The City of Champaign encourages the community to continue supporting local businesses, including those in Campustown. With the increased traffic for deliveries and pickups along Green Street, the City seeks to promote public safety and better […]


City of Champaign Reminds Community of Parking Lot Changes to Promote Public Safety

Community Encouraged to Avoid Large Gatherings to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 The City of Champaign will continue to promote public safety by closing the City’s downtown parking lots at Neil & Washington and Walnut & Washington at 9:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through September 6, 2020. This change is in response […]


City of Champaign Announces Additional Service Alterations

Today, the City of Champaign announced additional service changes to promote social distancing and to proactively support the prevention and management of COVID-19. Changes are temporary, and an announcement will be made once the City is able to return to normal business. The Neighborhood Programs Division (Neighborhood Services Department) is suspending all new applications for […]


Parking Changes Near Central High School

To facilitate planned construction along the north side of Central High School, Park Avenue between New Street and Lynn Street has recently been vacated.  Passenger vehicles are now encouraged to use New Street, along the west side of the school, to pick up and drop off students, while buses (school buses and MTD buses) are […]


Inspectors Halt Illegal Parking in Front Yard

On January 23, Property Maintenance Inspector Susan Jones issued a violation notice to multiple properties along Bradley Avenue for illegally parking in the front yard. The owner at 1018 W. Bradley contacted her and said he was out of the country, but would address this when he returned. Susan explained the front yard parking restrictions […]


Champaign Connection – Episode #45

Don’t miss the latest episode of the award-winning show Champaign Connection, running now thru the end of June. On this latest episode: The City of Champaign has a new way to pay for parking  – the MobileMeter smartphone app. Administrative Services Manager, Kris Koester explains how easy it is to use the new MobileMeter app […]


Parking Lot Repair – 51 E. Marketview Drive

In June 2014, the Neighborhood Code Compliance Division received a complaint regarding a damaged storm drain inlet located in a private driveway east of Taco Bell Restaurant. After receiving the complaint, Property Maintenance Inspector Cliff Peete responded and issued a violation notice to the property owner. Due to the extensive amount of work required, it […]


Improvements at the Hill Street Parking Deck

Over the past several weeks, City staff has worked with Heartland Parking, the Hill Street Parking Deck’s management company to improve the appearance of the facility. The steel handrails in the stairwells were treated for rust spots and painted black by Cronkhite Painting. This paint has not only improved the look of the stairwells, but […]