Amsterdam set to increase city center parking fee to nearly €8 per hour next year
Parking fees in the municipality of Amsterdam are expected to swell by about 3.5 percent next year, bringing the rate in the city center up from 7.50 euros per hour to about 7.76 euros. Parking permit fees will also increase by the same rate, according to a city announcement on Wednesday regarding a deal reached between the mayor and the coalition of aldermen.
The full City Council will still need to vote on the matter, but the coalition is expected to hold majority support for the rate increase. It will bring parking rates in denser and more popular areas just outside the city center up from 6.50 euros hourly to about 6.73 euros, and the next tier will see an increase of about 18 cents above the current 5 euro rate.
With the exception of a few limited areas, nearly all paid parking within the A10 ring road, and south of the IJ river, will be 4 euros per hour at a minimum. For the most part, the cheapest street parking hourly rates in Amsterdam will increase by five or six cents from 1.60 euros.
Residents in the heart of the city center can also expect to see their permits increase from just over 316 euros for a six-month period to nearly 327 euros. Other urban neighborhoods just outside the center will see permit fees increase from 186 euros to 193 euros.
Amsterdam is also working on increasing the number of paid parking spots. This could lead to a reduction in free street parking in more neighborhoods in the Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Nieuw-West and Noord districts, and the areas surrounding Sloterdijk, the Telegraaf reported. The coalition's budget, released in September, already made it clear that most free parking areas would be eliminated by the fourth quarter of 2025.
The city already said in 2023 it was looking to eliminate a total of over 10,000 parking spaces by 2025. The number of parking places in the city center will also be reduced as the city is trying to focus on becoming more sustainable.
