Bryan city council starts two-hour parking in part of the downtown area

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.Prime parking spaces in downtown Bryan will now have a two hour time limit weekdays between eight and five.The Bryan city council on Tuesday (June 9) unanimously approved a two hour limit along Main Street between 23rd and 26th.This impacts 226 out of 2,500 parking spaces.The six month pilot program will use technology that includes license plate reading cameras to enforce and ticket violators.There will be no towing.The maximum fine for a first violation is $35 dollars and after that the fine would range from $35 to $500 dollars.The council's vote follows three years of research, public input, and the work of a committee led by former mayor and now city manager Andrew Nelson.Click HERE to read and download the ordinance that was approved at the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials shown at the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.