It’s well known that southerners hate parking decks, but a new move by the City of Greensboro that’s meant to draw more people downtown on the weekends will require using a deck if you want to nab some parking savings.

The City of Greensboro has just released a major 10-year strategic plan to completely overhaul the city’s downtown and make it more appealing, vibrant and livable. Those changes will take years to be made but one new change meant to attract more people has already been implemented: Starting Saturday, Oct. 4, visitors to downtown will find parking just a little easier on the wallet when they use the Church Street Parking Deck.

For much of 2025, parking in downtown Greensboro has been a nightmare due to the demolition of a large parking deck, local government and private sector construction projects that hijack parking spaces, a series of fall special events and the seemingly never-ending road repairs that also rob parking from downtown patrons.

This new price reduction is one way to throw a small bone to people who are thinking about going downtown on a Saturday.

The city has rolled out the new Saturday-only rates at the deck that sits at 215 N. Church St. across from the Greensboro Central Library. From there, it’s just a short walk to LeBauer Park, the Cultural Center and Center City Park.

The first hour is now completely free.

After that, it’s $1.50 per additional hour until 7 p.m. – at which point the city flips the switch to a flat $3 evening rate.

City officials say the move is meant to encourage short-term visits on Saturdays, when people often pop downtown to grab a meal, check out a park or run errands.

Those who park in the Church Street deck during the week will still pay the regular monthly rates of $114 for general parking and $149 for reserved spots. (Rates can change during big events.)

Anyone curious about other deck and lot prices can check the city’s Downtown Parking webpage, which lists the rates at all decks.

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