MPRB expanding no parking hours at Bde Maka Ska to address safety issues

The MPRB is expanding restricted no parking hours of parking lots and parking bays on the west and south sides of Bde Maka Ska from 10 pm - 6 am to 8 pm - 6 am, with an effective date of May 22. The expanded restricted no parking hours of 8 pm - 6 am will be in effect until further notice to address safety issues from large groups of unruly people, mostly teens and young adults, who are engaging in disruptive, illegal, and sometimes violent conduct.

The new parking hours of 6 a.m. – 8 p.m., with expanded restricted no parking hours of 8 p.m. – 6 a.m., will impact parking bays on the west and south side of Bde Maka Ska Parkway from West 32nd Street to Richfield Road. It also impacts the Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach Pay Parking Lot (3700 Thomas Ave S.), the Bde Maka Ska Richfield Road Pay Parking Lot (3825 West Bde Maka Ska Parkway) and the Bde Maka Ska 36th Street Pay Parking Lot (3600 E Bde Maka Ska Parkway). (See map above.)

Parkway and parking signs have been updated and meters at the impacted pay lots have been reprogrammed to no longer accept payment after 8 p.m.

The Bde Maka Ska North Beach Pay Parking Lot (2700 West Lake Street) and on-street parking along East Bde Maka Ska Parkway north of 36th Street will keep their existing parking hours of 6 a.m. - 10 p.m., with restricted parking from 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. Bde Maka Ska Park hours are 6 a.m.-midnight.