Free Parking
Parking is provided for visitors and customers in the downtown area on the street, in offstreet parking lots and in parking garages.
Color Zone Parking
The core business district of downtown Palo Alto is divided into four color-coded parking zones:
Short Term Parking
There are several 30-minute parking spaces throughout the downtown area. Parking in these spaces is free and they are exempt from color-zone enforcement.
All Day Visitor Parking
If the two-hour or three-hour time zones aren’t sufficient, visitors may purchase a one-day permit. Permits are valid in all off-street parking lots and garages. All-day permits are not valid for on-street parking spaces. Members of the parking assessment district may purchase daily permits in advance for visitors and guests to the downtown.
All permits may be purchased at Palo Alto Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue on the first floor at Revenue Collections.
Source:http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/3904