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For Saturday-Monday, July 2-4, free parking availability near the downtown will increase by over 400 spaces with the opening of a parking area just west of U.S. 1 on King St.

Located at the corner of W. King St. and Hartshorn St. (click here for a map), the lot is approximately one mile, a 20 minute walk, to the Bayfront. There is no shuttle service available to or from the W. King St. lot.

The Historic Downtown Parking Facility located at the Visitors Information Center (click here for a map) can accommodate 1,200 vehicles. The rate is $12 per car per entry.

Parking in city owned lots and on-street is free on Sundays and on July 4, as it is on all federal holidays, with the largest concentration of surface parking located on Granada St. behind the Lightner Building (click here for a map).

Parking in the lot at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is not free and is enforced by the National Park Service from 8:00am – 5:00pm, seven days a week, including Sundays and federal holidays.

By Order of the Fire Marshal: The following restrictions shall apply to all open fires and the use of fireworks. The restrictions will be in effect through July 31, 2016, or until conditions improve.

Restrictions Defined

The use of any open flame device, open fires (including recreational fires and campfires), and the use of any firework device shall be prohibited in the defined restricted areas.
Geographical Areas Defined

All areas east of Harrison Boulevard from the north city boundary to the south city boundary.
All wooded areas along the City and River Parkway beginning at Ford Boulevard and continuing along the pathways to the west city boundary and the south city boundary. This also includes all associated parks along the river corridor.
All of Fort Buenaventura, the city baseball park and dog park area located off of A Ave.
The old landfill property located at approx. 2550 A Ave., near Fort Buenaventura.
All open fields, vacant lots, wooded areas, and brush-covered hillsides throughout the city.

Unlawful Acts Defined

Mountainous, brush-covered, or forest-covered areas;
The wildland urban interface area; or
Land being used for an agricultural purpose.

Penalties Defined

A violation of a notice issued under this section is a class B misdemeanor, subject to the penalties provided under title 1, chapter 4, article A of this code.

Individuals responsible for fires that result from negligence including the parents of minors may be held accountable for the cost of damages and expenses related to firefighting efforts.

Pitchers and Catchers (and Everyone Else) Report! WP Youth Baseball practice starts the week of April 11. Games are Monday through Thursday evenings starting May 9th, the season runs through June 30,

The WP Youth Baseball program offers four levels for area youth to enjoy America’s pastime.  .

• T-Ball for pre-K 5 year olds/Kindergarten
• Single A (Coach Pitch): 1st, 2nd & skills based 3rd grade
• Double A (Player Pitch): Skill based 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade
• Triple A (Player Pitch): 6th, 7th & 8th grade.

Teams play at WP City Park (North end of Hillcrest Street), Walford and College Community campus. All Ely baseball teams participate in the Prairie Youth Baseball League. Players need a glove; plastic cleats are optional and metal cleats are prohibited.

Commission meetings are held in the Forum of City Hall on Tuesday evenings. The required legislative meetings begin at 7 pm. More information regarding the City Commission can be found here.

Our bikes are available to rent 24/7 from any Rentbike station. Renting a bike is easy using our free app, the on-bike computer, or by phoning the nextbike hotline. We have bikes in a growing number of cities and in 14 countries around the world. Our members can rent any of our bikes.. all 200 of them – and counting. Become a member today to start riding.

To get started, Juan buys £2 bike access for 24 hours, rides for 15 minutes to Square and docks his bike nearby. Later that day, he picks up another bike and rides for 22 minutes to the theatre and returns the bike there. The first 30 minutes of each journey is free, so Juan only pays £2 in total.

Visit TfL’s Cycle Hire docking station page to keep up to date with bike availability at your nearest docking station for hiring and returning the bikes.

If you are looking for inspiration, Transport for London has created some bike rides around London. The easy to follow, self-guided routes will help you discover London’s hidden gems by bike. There are also cycle paths in many of London’s parks including Regents Park.

When you’ve finished your journey, just drop the bike back to one of the many docking stations across London. Cycle Hire docking stations are located across nine London boroughs and in several Royal Parks in Central London.

If you want to hire a bike for a full day or longer, it may be cheaper to rent it from one of London’s many bicycle hire companies.

Cycles Bike Access Fees

£2 24 hours
£90 yearly (only available to registered members)