Underground Parking Garage Opening Soon!

The first phase of our shared underground parking garage is scheduled to open on or about Thursday, July 12! Hourly parking will be available in the garage between the hours of 6:00 am and 10:00 pm; with access via Queen Street.

When first phase of the underground parkign garage opens, the adjacent Centre-in-the-Square parking lot (Lot # 19) will be CLOSED to accommodate work on the second phase of the underground parking garage.

Once completed, the entire underground garage complex will accommodate over 400 vehicles.

For the duration of our Central Library construction project, public parking will include the first phase of the new underground garage, some accessible surface parking at the corner of Ahrens Street and Queen Street, as well as metered on-street parking along both Ahrens Street and Roy Street. Short duration and all-day parking is also available at the Duke & Ontario garage, City Hall garage, Kitchener Market garage, and the new parking structure at Charles & Benton Street.

Library Access from Underground Garage
For the time being, access to the library from the underground garage will be via elevator or stairwell to the street-level only. Library users parking in the underground garage will exit to the street level, then proceed around the library to the front entrance on Queen Street.

There will continue to be some surface parking on the corner of Ahrens Street and Queen Street for accessible parking and caregivers with young children.

This library access is a temporary accommodation only. Once our new addition is completed later this fall, there will be elevator and stairwell access directly into the library.


Click here for a site plan showing parking and pedestrian access to the Main Library.

Follow this link to the City of Kitchener's website on downtown parking options.