{"id":108024,"date":"2026-01-06T20:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108024\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:37:08","slug":"orlando-extends-free-parking-downtown-for-all-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/108024\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando extends free parking downtown for all of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Credit: Downtown Orlando\/Facebook<\/p>\n

Downtown Orlando\u2019s free parking initiative will live on for yet another year, city officials announced Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Park DTO offers free two-hour parking (when users enter a code in the ParkMobile app) at all metered and non-metered parking spaces downtown. It\u2019s part of an effort to encourage locals and visitors to patronize businesses and explore the city\u2019s center. And as of Tuesday, it\u2019s been extended until Dec. 31, 2026, or until allocated funding is expended, the city says.<\/p>\n

This year, usage limit has been increased to 16 codes per account (from last year\u2019s 12<\/a>). The city hopes Park DTO helps continue to support the nearly 30 new businesses opened in downtown just last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Park DTO program was first launched<\/a> as a temporary incentive during the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage foot traffic downtown. It was relaunched in 2023, and has proved popular ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Free user parking codes can be accessed online at downtownorlando.com\/parkdto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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