Action Alert: Parking Benefits Fund

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Take Action: Tell Cleveland City Council to Support the Parking Benefits Fund

Cleveland has an opportunity to make our neighborhoods safer, more accessible, and more connected, but we need your help to make it happen.

New records retrieved by Cleveland.com found that the City of Cleveland brought in $1.17 million in just 4 months under Mayor Bibb’s updated parking rates. This is compared to just $312,000 raised during the same period in 2025.

Cleveland City Council is considering Ordinance 245-2026, legislation that would create a Parking Benefits Fund, a dedicated source of funding that reinvests a portion of on-street parking revenue back into Cleveland neighborhoods. This law would ensure that 75% of this new revenue would go directly into mobility improvements.

This is a practical, common-sense approach that would help fund improvements residents have been asking for for years, including:

  • Safer crosswalks and intersections
  • Sidewalk and curb repairs
  • ADA accessibility improvements
  • Traffic calming measures like speed tables and curb extensions
  • Upgrading or installing new bike lanes
  • Better lighting and signage
  • Safer routes near schools, parks, and neighborhood business districts

Why It Matters

Too often, safety and accessibility projects are delayed because funding is limited or unavailable. The Parking Benefits Fund would create a dedicated, flexible source of local revenue that can be used to address neighborhood needs quickly and equitably.

The need for these investments is urgent. In 2025, more than 500 people were struck by drivers while walking or biking on Cleveland streets. Every one of those crashes represents a neighbor, friend, family member, or coworker whose safety was put at risk.

By reinvesting parking revenue into proven safety improvements, Cleveland can take meaningful steps toward reducing traffic injuries and fatalities while creating safer streets for everyone, whether they walk, bike, roll, take transit, or drive.

The fund would also support the goals of Cleveland’s Vision Zero Action Plan and Cleveland Moves transportation plan, helping the city deliver on commitments that already have broad public support.

City Council needs to hear that Cleveland residents support investing in safer, more accessible neighborhoods.

Take two minutes to email your Council Member and urge them to support Ordinance 245-2026, the Parking Benefits Fund.

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