Optimist Hall to Soon Start Charging for Parking
Starting on August 15 optimist hall will begin charging for parking. Here’s how the new parking policy goes, when you first arrive the first hour and a half that you’re there will be free, after that, it will be $5 for an hour and a half to three hours and $18 for anything longer than three hours. Optimist posted on their Instagram this past Tuesday that they are trying to provide convenient and efficient parking to their visitors, they are partnering with Laz Parking to transition to a paid parking program beginning on Monday, August 15th.
Free parking was one of Optimist Hall’s many perks when it opened in 2019. The old mill quickly became a Charlotte favorite — offering a success story of what could be when Charlotte restored what it had, rather than tearing it down.
This is the second notable parking change in Charlotte this year. The city raised street parking from $1 per hour to $1.50 in Uptown and South End. Plus you now have to pay for street parking on Saturdays.
