The City of Roanoke and PARK Roanoke will be holding a public parking workshop today at the Berglund Center.

Downtown Roanoke business owners said they are facing a challenge in getting customers into their shops, and they attribute the reason to the high cost of parking.

Roanoke residents who believe they were issued an on-street parking ticket by mistake could be eligible for a refund.

ROANOKE, Va. – Grabbing takeout in downtown Roanoke, but nowhere to park? Well, Roanoke City’s teamed up with PARK Roanoke to help you out. There are now 16 locations — about 30 spots in total — throughout downtown that are designated for 15-minute curbside pickup. “This will just be another piece of our game plan to bring citizens back downtown," said Brian Mann, the enterprise administrator for PARK Roanoke. PARK Roanoke will start enforcing parking and giving out tickets on Monday, Oct. 19.

ROANOKE, Va. – If you park in downtown Roanoke, you’ll soon need to keep an eye on the clock because starting in October, the city will resume giving out parking tickets. PARK Roanoke announced that starting on Monday, October 19, it will once again give tickets for parking violations. PARK Roanoke enterprise administrator Brian Mann said if you’re going through a tough time financially and cannot pay a ticket, give them a call. Mann said at first, PARK Roanoke will issue some warnings but then it will start giving out tickets. They also created 15-minute curbside pickup parking spots throughout downtown.