Downtown Bethesda Parking Fees To Rise

Beginning Sunday, residents will need to shell out a bit more to park in downtown Bethesda.

Parking rates at meters and in county lots and garages will increase to $1.25 per hour for short-term parking – one to four hours – and 80 cents per hour for long-term parking, more than four hours.

Parking convenience stickers will be bumped to $150 a month.

Ride On fares will also rise beginning Sunday. Cash fares will increase to $1.80, and a fare paid with SmarTrip Card will rise to $1.60. A Ride On monthly pass will increase to $45.

If you’re looking for an easier way to pay to park, sign up to use your cell phone to pay to park.

You can also use your credit card to pay to park at 41 along Norfolk Avenue – a pilot program that may be expanded throughout Bethesda.