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Durham Business Parking

When we talk about Durham parking, we can't forget about spots for downtown business owners and their employees. Parking was a major concern in a recent survey by the Durham Businesses Association. An examination of Durham's Business Permit Parking Program is good starting point for a discussion about this concern. Annual business permits can be purchased at the Durham Police Department and allow the permit owner to park in spaces in the green dash lined areas on the downtown map.

Here is a description of the numbered areas on the trusty Strafford Regional Planning map.

1. Cowell Drive. There are 7 spots on the northern side next to St. Thomas More Church.

2. Pettee Brook North Lot. I mentioned this as short term parking, but it can also be used for business permit parking.

3. Pettee Brook South Lot. This lot is exclusively for business permit parking.

4. Easterly side of Madbury Road between the Coast Bus Stop and Garrison Avenue. That area is across the street from Saxby's and extends to the stop sign at the Garrison intersection.