new 2-hour Parking downtown
In preparation for the Downtown Improvement Plan's construction, paid parking meters in Downtown Tyler are being removed and we are transitioning to a free two-hour parking system. Downtown Ambassadors will be on a routine patrol to enforce the two-hour parking limit.
Downtown Tyler has two free parking garages that are within walking distance of the Square and open to the public. Fair Plaza Parking Garage is located at 208 S. College Ave., and it has over 300 spaces. The Smith County Parking Garage is located at 210 E. Ferguson St., next to the Smith County Annex Building, and offers over 500 spots.
Fair Plaza Parking Garage
The Fair Plaza Parking Garage is a wonderful FREE to the public addition to our City, that is centralized in our downtown area, located on the corner of West Elm Street and South College Avenue.
The Fair Plaza Parking Garage contains 384 parking spaces on four levels.
Reserved spaces and advertisement opportunities are available. If interested, please contact MainStreet@TylerTexas.com.
The garage’s exterior design incorporates architectural elements from the Blackstone Hotel, Tyler Commercial College, the clock tower from the historic Smith County Courthouse, and other former landmark buildings.
Smith County Parking Garage
This FREE 543-space parking garage is for the public, county employees, and jurors.
The parking garage is located at 210 East Ferguson, next to the Smith County Annex Building. Drivers can enter the parking garage from East Ferguson Street, which is a one-way westbound street, or Locust Street, which is a one-way eastbound street.