Redwood City Improvement Association

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Downtown
Downtown Redwood City is nearly midway between San Francisco and San Jose. From Highway 101, take the Whipple Road exit (if coming from the north) and proceed onto Veterans Boulevard. Turn right onto Jefferson Avenue and you will pass through downtown. If coming from the south, take the Woodside Road exit and turn right onto Middlefield Road and you will also reach downtown.
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Download the Cleverciti parking app for up to date parking information in downtown Redwood City.

ADA-Friendly Parking
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows any person with a valid placard to park on-street or in any surface lot without having to pay a meter or be limited in duration. This applies to both designated ADA spaces and any standard parking spaces. However, anyone parking in the City garages, including those with ADA placards, must pay a parking fee. Throughout downtown drivers will find many designated ADA spaces for use by anyone with a valid ADA placard.

Validation
Patrons of the Century 20 Downtown Redwood City movie theater receive four hours of free parking in the Marshall Street Garage, the Jefferson Garage, and the lower levels of Crossing 900 (Box) with a validation from Century Theater.

Holiday Parking
Parking is FREE for on-street parking spaces and in City-owned surface parking lots on holidays only. Parking is not free on holidays in the parking garages. Recognized Holidays/Festivals:
  • • New Years Day
  • • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • • Presidents’ Day
  • • Memorial Day
  • • Juneteenth
  • • July 4th
  • • Labor Day
  • • Veteran’s Day
  • • Thanksgiving Day
  • • Christmas Day
  • • Redwood City’s Salsa Festival
  • • Downtown Redwood City’s Hometown Holidays
Parking Meters
Redwood City’s downtown area features both standard parking meters and pay-by-space meters. For spots that use pay-by-space meters, drivers can use any meter in the City to pay using your space number. Pay-by-space parking can be paid with cash or credit card. Go here for parking meter pay instructions.

To report meter problems, call:
(650) 780-7498 (pay-on-exit and pay-by-space meters)
(650) 780-7464 (standard meters)
Frequent downtown parkers can click here for more information about monthly parking permits.

Downtown

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Public

Transit
Commuters can easily access public transportation in Downtown Redwood City.

CalTrain
Redwood City Train Station Learn more about schedules and stops here.

SamTrans
Multiple bus routes provide access to Downtown Redwood City. Learn more about schedules and stops here.

Bikes
Downtown Redwood City is easily navigated with bicycles, with dedicated bike lanes and bike racks throughout the core of the city.