City of Wheaton, IL
Parking Changes Coming to Downtown Wheaton
Changes are coming to downtown Wheaton parking, designed to meet the needs of both customers and employees by keeping parking spaces closest to downtown businesses available for customers, while providing additional parking options for downtown employees. These updates will roll out in phases beginning this spring.
Customer Parking
A 3-hour time limit will be going into effect for all areas currently designated “customer parking,” effective Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Time limits for customer parking help ensure these spaces are available for people who are shopping, dining or doing business in downtown Wheaton and are not used for longer-term parking. You will begin to see 3-hour customer parking signs installed in the central part of downtown, with 4-hour parking signs installed near the perimeter of downtown.
Installing the new signs throughout the entire downtown will take a number of weeks to complete. The new time limits will be enforced as signs are installed, so if you see a timed customer parking sign where you are parked, follow the posted time limit.
Wheaton Place Garage, Fourth Floor
Starting April 1, 2025, the top floor of the Wheaton Place Garage will transition to all daily fee parking spaces, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m, payable through the Passport app. After 3 p.m. weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday, these spaces are free and available to customers.
Blue Dot Parking Program
In conjunction with timed customer parking, the City is rolling out a new program on July 1 to increase available parking options for downtown employees. The Blue Dot Parking Program will allow downtown businesses to purchase Blue Dot permits for their employees, allowing employees with Blue Dot parking permits to park beyond posted time limits in any areas with Blue Dot signs. Permits may be shared among employees of the same business.
The City will begin accepting Blue Dot permit applications on May 1, and employees can begin using this program on July 1. Permits are $50 per year but will be prorated to $25 for this year’s program. Downtown businesses will receive direct communications from the City with more information on how to apply for Blue Dot Parking permits.
We will continue to provide updates as each phase of these parking changes approaches.