Miami Beach residents can suggest locations for new parking spots through the city's free mobile app. The city re-promoted its Parking Reclaim Program on its official X account Monday, Sept. 21, as North Beach faces a projected parking shortage.


The program, which the city first promoted in late July after publishing its program page in May, asks residents to photograph locations they think could work as parking spots and submit them through the Miami Beach Gov app.

Residents download the app at miamibeachfl.gov/mobile-apps, tap "Report a Concern," select "Parking Reclaim Program" and upload a photo along with the spot's address.

The program page on the city's website describes the submission process but does not explain how suggestions are evaluated or what timeline residents should expect.

The effort comes as parking supply tightens. A citywide parking master plan completed by Walker Consultants in 2024 found that North Beach's North Shore zone hit 80% utilization of public off-street lot spaces at 7 p.m. on a typical weekday. The study projected a substantial shortage once planned private developments come online, according to a memo from City Manager Eric Carpenter to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee.

Carpenter's memo described finding parking in Miami Beach as challenging because of the city's constrained geography, density and popularity as a tourist destination.

The city's Parking Department, led by Director William MacDonald, manages 66 surface lots, 12 garages and 19 residential parking permit zones. Registered residents pay $1 per hour at on-street and off-street meters and $70 plus tax per month for garage parking, subject to availability.

One recent addition to the supply: the Deauville parking garage, which brought 150 spaces online around the clock at $2 per hour. Zone 26 permit holders get access from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily.

No named city official has commented publicly on how many submissions the Parking Reclaim Program has received or what criteria guide the evaluation process. The Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee meets Wednesday, Sept. 23, to discuss North Beach parking, though that agenda item covers private development parking rather than the Reclaim Program.