LANCASTER, PA — The Christian Street Parking Garage, spearheading the future home of the Lancaster Public Library and 4,500 square feet of new retail space is opening to the public May 16, 2022. The garage was “christened” during a ceremony on Monday, April 25th with over 100 local and state leaders in attendance. The nine story, 359-space parking garage, located at 151 North Queen Street, will continue to fill a need in the downtown core. Even during Covid-19, demand for parking was strong, with wait lists at most of the authority garages.  The new garage will also serve direct access from the garage to tenants of the 101 NQ building, current […]

JANUARY 18, 2022 | DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT We are excited to announce that we have reached the conclusion of the Ewell Plaza design process. The construction of the building at 151 North Queen Street is also nearing completion and in 2022 we will see the construction of the plaza landscape, the completion of a statue honoring Barney Ewell, and the installation of a colorful public art façade on the front of the garage and above the Lancaster Public Library. The Lancaster Parking Authority leadership and City Administration have received and accepted the final concept design for the public art façade, as shown in the updated renderings. The art façade has garnered a lot of attention and discussion over the months, so […]

Lancaster, PA – The first piece of precast concrete was erected at approximately 3:00 PM on April 5, 2021 at the Lancaster Parking Authority’s Christian Street Garage project at 151 N. Queen Street.  Over the next four months, over one thousand pieces of concrete will be erected to form the building which will include the Lancaster Public Library, Christian Street Garage, a retail space and an event terrace for the Holiday Inn.

See the recent article in Lancaster Online about Larry Cohen, Executive Director of the Lancaster Parking Authority, and his recent book about the parking industry, The Quirky World of Parking. Click Here to go to the Lancaster Online article

Pay machines installed in Prince Street Garage Lobbies

At Tuesday’s “demolition ceremony” at Ewell Plaza, Lancaster Parking Authority Executive Director Larry Cohen led the assembled officials, company representatives and community leaders in a brief chant of “Tear it down! Tear it down!” Read more.

The Lancaster Parking Authority is now an accredited parking organization. Read more.

LANCASTER, Pa. — As part of a proactive safety initiative, you can now find Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) within parking garages in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Read more.