Las Vegas installing new parking meters downtown

Money raised will go toward new parking garage
A pair of parking meters on a city street
Parking meters Photo credit AlbertPego/Getty Images

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The City of Las Vegas is set to install parking meters at the end of April, meaning a trip to the Arts District may soon cost you a little bit more.

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Rates will vary between a dollar and two dollars per hour, and can be paid using a debit or credit card.

There will be 64 meters installed with monthly rates available for employees, and the money will go toward building a new parking garage.

Those who work in the Arts District have said the new meters will be worth it in the long run, and will eventually make more spaces available as they are metered.

There are already meters near Fremont Street, and the new meters will start to be installed at the end of April.

The location for the parking garage has not been set, but it is expected to be built by 2024, according to the city

Featured Image Photo Credit: AlbertPego/Getty Images