Rate Determination

The goal is to charge the lowest possible hourly rate that leaves on average one space open per block. That’s our goal occupancy. What does this mean? For blocks where it’s difficult to find a parking space, rates increase until at least one space is available on each block most of the day. On blocks with many open parking spaces, the rate will decrease until empty spaces start to fill up, or we reach our floor rate of $1 per hour.

SEAPORT TIME PERIODS

Because blocks have different levels of congestion at different times of day, we price spaces at:

an 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. rate

a 12 - 4 p.m. rate

a 4 - 8 p.m. rate, and

an all-day Saturday rate.

These rates will appear on the meters, in the ParkBoston mobile app, and on the map linked above.