Free parking program for electric vehicles in Cincinnati coming to an end
A popular perk for electric vehicle drivers is going away in the city of Cincinnati.
City manager Sheryl Long says the free parking incentive program will end this summer.
It was started in 2008 to give people more of a reason to purchase all-electric vehicles. The city says since then, it's slowly grown and now more than 2,000 vehicles are registered for free parking at city-owned parking meters.
Because of that growing number, and the demand for parking downtown, the city will start to remove that incentive.
Applications for permits close next week, on April 15, which is also when permit holders will be notified.
Then, on July 1, the program will officially end, and the free parking for electric vehicle owners will be over for those city-owned spaces.