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Tom Arnold Parking Authority Director 300 Spruce Street 304-284-7435

Mission Statement
The Morgantown Parking Authority works diligently to provide convenient, safe, clean, and accessible public parking for the Downtown area. The Authority shall continually maintain, improve, and increase parking opportunities to meet the unique challenges that are present as the result of growth and continued development in the City of Morgantown

Goals - The Parking Authority goals are reviewed each year to determine their achievement and how that achievement has impacted the vision of the Mission Statement. Goals summon the Authority personnel to greet the many challenges that influence our customers' needs and convenient accessibility to Authority facilities.

Staff:
In order to serve the Downtown area efficiently and effectively, as well as deliver on the mission statement, the Authority employs 14 professionals that service 2,202 parking spaces (9 surface lots, 4 parking garages, and 14 City streets) 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. There are six enforcement officers, four maintenance employees, three employees in office operations, and the director who strive to meet the goals of the Authority’s mission.

Current Programs and Services:

• Cash Key: This is a convenient way to use parking meters. The Cash Key is accepted at all on-street and lot meters. Carried on your key chain, it eliminates the need to carry coins. Contact the Authority to request a Cash Key.
• Parking Permit Program: Currently, there are 900 monthly parking permits issues in the Authority’s long-term facilities. This has successfully opened the short-term spaces to visitors Downtown and provided cost savings of up to 50% over paying a daily rate. Contact the Authority to request a parking permit.
• Courtesy Boxes are conviently placed near parking lots.
• Pay-on-Foot Gate Access System: The attendant has been eliminated with automated Pay-On-Foot stations that take payments and validate tickets so customers may exit the facility. Payments can be made to the station using cash (different denominations), credit cards, and check cards. Pay for only time used—no more guessing. Customers will not receive expired time citations while in a garage. If a customer has a problem at entry, exit, or pay station, they will have direct access to Parking Authority staff (24 hours/day) with a phone linked intercom system.
• Booting Program: The "Boot" is used to immobilize vehicles that have accumulated unpaid violations rather than towing them as in the past. Aesthetically, the Boot has greatly reduced the sight of cars being towed. Though inconvenient, the program has reduced costs to the motorists by 55% or more by not having their cars towed.
• Farmer’s Market: Every Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-Noon, from the month of May until October, the Authority controls traffic and facilitates the Farmer’s Market in “Lot A”. Residents and guests are encouraged to enjoy the Market.
• Other Customer Services: Event parking for major functions, assisting motorists with dead batteries and flat tires, merchant rebate tickets for garages, employee and student parking permits, convenient quick pass (do not need cash to park in the garages).