On Park Place, between Glade Street and Holik Street, cars park on both sides of a street that isn't wide enough for that. The city now plans to move all of that parking to one side near Wellborn Road, put solid waste pickup on that side too, and bring back parking near Luther Jones Park. College Station's senior traffic engineer gave that description to the Houston Chronicle in October. He called part of it "housekeeping." Some Park Place signs never had an ordinance behind them, and the city wants to fix that.
Park Place is one of four Southside streets in an ordinance the city said it would take to City Council on November 16. The others are Angus Street, Newton Road and Kerry Street. All of them run 20 to 24 feet wide. Under a policy College Station adopted a year ago, a residential street that narrow can lose its curb parking entirely once someone raises a concern and the city reviews it. That rule now shapes what game day looks like on your block, and it keeps working long after the season ends.
The streets going to Council, and how the list changed
The proposal has shifted since spring. In April, KBTX reported on a public meeting at City Hall over no-parking areas that came out of concerns from residents and from the College Station Fire Department about emergency access on older, narrower streets. By the time the city held an open house on October 15, the list had been narrowed and made more precise.
| Street | April 2026 proposal | October 2026 proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Angus Street | Montclair Ave to Fairview Ave, and Fairview to Welsh Ave | South side, Montclair to Fairview; north side, Fairview to Welsh |
| Newton Road | A segment near Dexter Drive and the bend | Both sides of the street |
| Kerry Street | Near the Fairview intersection, for visibility | Southeast corner at Fairview Ave |
| Welsh Avenue | Holleman Drive to Thompson Street | Not on the list |
| Park Place | Wellborn Road to Holik Street | Glade Street to Holik Street |
After the October meeting, the engineer told the Chronicle, "We did not receive any opposition on these on-street parking removals, and we will be proceeding forward with the proposed removal at the Nov 16 City Council meeting." The same report says that once signs go up, residents get a 10-day grace period before the restrictions can be enforced. So even if crews put up signs the day after the vote, the grace period would last into Thanksgiving week.
Notice for these changes goes out by mail. The city sends mailers to tenants at the street address and to owners of rental properties at the address on file. It also posts signs in the affected area with a QR code that links to the exhibits online. If a household skips the mailer and the sign at the corner, the first notice it sees could be the new no-parking post itself.
The 27-foot rule behind it
College Station's on-street parking removal policy states it was "Approved by the City Council and Effective on November 24, 2025." It sets width thresholds for local residential streets. Under 27 feet wide, parking "may be removed." From 27 feet up to 32 feet, it "may be removed on one side." At 20 to 24 feet, every street on the current list falls under the lower threshold.
The policy also lays out how a request moves forward:
- City Council, city staff or a resident raises a concern, and Public Works' Traffic Engineering Division takes it.
- Staff investigate. That can mean measuring width, watching traffic, counting parked cars, taking photos, finding fire hydrants, checking with other departments and asking the Fire Department to assess access for emergency vehicles.
- The results go to the city's Traffic Management Team, which recommends approval or denial. If it recommends keeping the parking, the process ends there.
- If staff hold a public meeting, notices go by mail to residents, tenants and owners next to the street at least 10 days ahead.
- The City Manager decides whether the ordinance goes on Council's consent agenda or its regular agenda.
The policy also lets the City Manager skip the investigation, regardless of width, when removal is warranted for a public health, safety or operational concern. According to the Chronicle, this round started when a concerned citizen told the city about the narrow streets. Many Southside streets share the same narrow build, and any of them can enter the same process the same way.
A different reason than the 2024 paid-parking signs
Southside has fought over its curbs before, for a different reason. In June 2024, the city charged $25 for street parking in the neighborhood during the Mexico versus Brazil soccer match and the George Strait concert at Kyle Field. KBTX reported that the pilot drew pushback from residents and that the neon green payment signs would not return for the 2024 football season. Mayor John Nichols described the idea in revenue terms: "when you have an asset, you should try to get some return for that asset, and that's really what the experiment was all about."
The 2026 ordinance rests on emergency access and trash pickup. A city traffic engineer told Community Impact, "We want to make things safer. We don't want people to cross the street to get to a park and we don't want solid waste around parking." Paid curbs could be switched on for an event and off again afterward. A no-parking ordinance stays in place every day of the year, including the home game days when Southside curbs matter most.
The two home games left on the calendar
The Tennessee game falls before the planned Council date, so on November 14 the rules on your block are the ones already on the books. Two home games remain on the 2026 schedule: Tennessee on Saturday, November 14, and Texas on Friday, November 27. Texas A&M set the Tennessee game for a 2 to 3:15 p.m. kickoff window, with the exact time and network to follow the November 7 games. The Texas game, the Lone Star Showdown, kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on ABC the night after Thanksgiving.
Texas A&M Transportation Services says pregame road closures start 4.5 hours before kickoff or at 7:30 a.m., whichever comes later. For a 6:30 p.m. Friday kickoff, that puts closures around 2 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. Postgame closures begin near the start of the fourth quarter. Drivers headed west of FM 2818 should go south on Wellborn to Deacon Drive or Rock Prairie Road. Rideshare and taxi pickup is at Lot 30e. Southside Garage offers limited paid public parking for home games. It's a university garage, not a neighborhood permit program.
On neighborhood streets, the city's standing guidance from its 2025 game-day post still holds:
- Selling parking spaces in residential neighborhoods violates city ordinance and can bring citations to owners or tenants.
- Code Enforcement actively enforces the rule against parking in yards. Repeat violations bring citations for tenants and a summons for property owners.
- Parking facing traffic, blocking hydrants or intersections, or parking too close to stop signs or in no-parking zones are towable offenses. If your car is towed, call the police non-emergency line at 979-764-3600.
The city also maintains a game-day traffic page with current detours, which is worth checking before each game. Fans who want food before kickoff will find Stage 12 at 455 George Bush Dr. W., Suite 100, along the corridor.
The weeks between the vote and the holidays
The parking ordinance shares a crowded month with other dates:
- November 14: Tennessee at Kyle Field.
- November 16: The city's planned date for taking the Southside no-parking ordinance to Council.
- November 18, 2:42 a.m.: Bonfire Remembrance Ceremony at Bonfire Memorial, honoring the 12 students who died in the 1999 collapse.
- November 26 through January 1, 6 to 11 p.m. nightly: Christmas in the Park lights at Stephen C. Beachy Central Park, free.
- November 27, 6:30 p.m.: Texas at Kyle Field.
- December 5: Jingle Bell Fun Run at 3:30 p.m., the Christmas Parade at 4 p.m. from Post Oak Mall west on Holleman to Beachy Central Park, and Christmas in the Park festivities from 6 to 10 p.m.
- December 6, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: The Gardens Holiday Stroll on the Texas A&M calendar.
To comment on the proposal or raise a concern about another street, contact Traffic Engineering at [email protected] or 979-764-3690. This post is general information about city rules, not legal advice. Confirm how an ordinance applies to your property with the city or a qualified professional.
If you own a rental on Angus, Newton, Kerry or Park Place, the city's notice goes to the owner address on file, and your tenants get their own copy at the house. At Maurey Bell Group, our property management team keeps those owner records current and makes sure tenants know about curb changes before the signs go up. Request a free home valuation and property management quote, and we'll walk through how your street's parking affects your property.
