Parking rates to rise in Silver Spring

Drivers in Silver Spring will have to pay more to park after Jan. 1, when new parking rates go into effect.

Short-term, long-term and permit parking all are scheduled to increase after the first of the year, though residents should expect the price changes to start gradually in some parking garages, said Rick Siebert, chief of the county’s Division of Parking Management. He said all meters and pay stations should be switched over to the new prices by the end of January.