I rarely go downtown and probably won’t ever anymore. But hope it works out for the city! 🤔

Ill just choose to go else where!!

My question is why would businessmen approach council to charge for city lots. I read two different stories, city lots and private lots. I'd like to know who is profiting.

Sadly, the city next to my hometown did the same. Mill city on the upswing that brought in great restaurants and small businesses. Then they switched to similar paid parking, spent a ton on building a parking garage that was no where close to convenient for older folks due to the distance from downtown shops. Within 2 years, many of the small businesses and restaurants left due to parking costs/limitations.

Everyone can blame Mann and Hittle of the downtown association board for the policy they said “all businesses were on board” with and clearly they didn’t and this has been the worst policy implementation ever. We need to quit listening to below average people for ideas….

Another reason to shop on line

Hi, I clicked the link to attempt to purchase a parking pass to park in the downtown Yakima area this weekend but there is no place on the website to purchase the pass

Always something to complain about smh

Scan ?. How many people don't know how?

How about all the cars that are parked on the side of the streets they should get towed or ticketed also sometimes when we want to cross the other street you can’t see because of these broke down cars or just people that park there it’s so annoying

Where do the employees of downtown businesses park? Maybe I missed something?

There is no way that I am indulging or encouraging this "scan the QR code" nonsense.

Enlighten me on how your making any easier for business to thrive downtown?

If you don’t agree here is what will help us!! As my husband and I own a business in downtown and it is offering us and our business owners tremendously  chng.it/dtSZCHRsL9

From what I heard: Years ago local businesses paid a tax to tear down old buildings and make them parking lots. The one behind the Federal courthouse was taken away from them but the others including the one behind Sportscenter I thought was theirs?

What bull 💩💩💩 no good timing for the capital theater nor around restaurants. Total B.S. You wonder why everything good is moving to union gap. Well here ya go. Greedy mother humpers.. 🤬🤬🤬

YAKIMA CITIZENS "TELL YOUR CITY COUNSIL REPRESENTATIVES "ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING METERS, CUT AND DRIED!" SPOKANE WA, HAS THEM DOWNTOWN YOU GET LIKE 3 MINUTES FOR 25 CENTS!! WE WENT TO "THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE DOWN BY DIVISION STREET AND HWY 395 NORTH. DURING YOUR MEAL YOU HAVE TO RUN DOWN THE STREET TO PUT QUARTERS IN THE METER WHILE YOUR FOOD GETS COLD! OUR MEALS FOR 2 COST $48 THAT'S TOO MUCH TO PAY FOR A MEAL . IT WOULD HAVE COST US $15 FOR THE PARKING METER IF WE DUDNT GET TO GO BOXES FOR SPENDING TIME RUNNING DOWN THE STREET TO FEED THE METER. SO THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE WON'T HAVE US FOR CUSTOMERS AGAIN. MAYBE THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN YAKIMA SHOULD SEND THEIR OWNERS DOWN TO THE CITY OF YAKIMA ALL AT ONCE TO TELL THEM NO PARKING METERS IN THE CITY OF YAKIMA!! JUST ANOTHER WAY TO KILL MORE SHALL BUSINESSES!!

Taxation is theft

I don’t know who does your social media or your site set up but really… Design tip: Seriously the QR code in a social media post is not useful. Do you know how many steps it takes to scan a QR code while on your phone vs clicking the link? Even if you’re on desktop you have to grab your phone to scan it… The link goes to a page where you have options and if you click the option to purchase a permit it goes to a notification without the option to purchase a permit. 🤦🏽‍♀️ My whole problem with this process is you still haven’t set up a reasonable system for people to abide by the law The City of Yakima Ben Hittle Joe Mann and it is unfairly punishing the people who work, live and support the downtown area. All of the businesses in downtown are not all a part of Downtown Yakima (DAY) and did not agree to the revised proposal regarding parking. We want a solution, we want a (working) system to abide by the law and we want to work downtown without being penalized. Help us do that.

I’ll just not shop downtown anymore. Yakima isn’t Seattle. I’m not going to go places where I have to put any stress or thought into parking to participate.

No reason to go downtown to much hassle and no real draws as far as business goes 😑

Not a problem with parking as I find everything I need away from the Yakima down town area.

How about the obese Chief of Police stop talking on this phone when he's driving. He's a liability on the road.