Rates go up at Oklahoma City's downtown parking garages

Oklahoma City's parking authority expects to collect an additional $600,000 per year from increased rates.

On Sept. 1, monthly rates at the Santa Fe garage went up $10, while the rate at the Century Center and Cox Convention Center garages went up $5.

Event parking increased 25 percent, from $8 to $10.

The “additional hour” rate for hourly parking doubled, from $1 to $2, though the daily maximum remained the same, at $10.