About
Park Cedar Rapids
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Values
- Leverage technology to enhance the customer experience
- Use parking as a tool for economic development
- Protect downtown patrons through security efforts, amenities, and services
- Provide convenient parking options at lower-than-average rates
- Promote downtown businesses, services, entertainment, and recreation
- Deliver exemplary customer service every day
Park Cedar Rapids partners with the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance to restore and maintain the downtown parking system.
- All revenue that is collected by Park Cedar Rapids—including monthly permit fees, on-street meters, citations, event rental and meter hooding revenue—is reinvested back into the system.
- By leveraging technology, sustainability, and urban design we ensure high revenue with lower-than-average parking rates.
Our History
On April 1, 2011, the City of Cedar Rapids turned over management of the downtown parking system to the Cedar Rapids Downtown District. While the City of Cedar Rapids retained ownership of the parking facilities, including ramps, surface lots, and on-street metered parking spaces, the Downtown District is now responsible for setting public policy related to the system’s operation. The Downtown District also oversees and provides support to the Park Cedar Rapids management team and staff who oversee the daily operations.
The transfer of system oversight from the City to the Downtown District was the first of six “Primary Action Items” outlined by the Parking Strategic Action Plan, which was unanimously approved by the Council on April 27, 2010. The plan is focused on supporting the economic development goals of downtown and will serve as the roadmap to revitalizing the system.
Meet the Parking Pros
Ryan Baack
Ryan Baack is the General Manager at Park Cedar Rapids. When he’s not managing the downtown parking system, he enjoys fishing, hunting, cooking, and spending time with his wife and children.
