City Council says you can still enjoy free metered parking after 6 p.m.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A city plan to make Houstonians pay for street parking after 6 p.m. has been ditched after it got mixed reactions from residents, our partners at the Houston Chronicle first reported.

The video above is from a previous report.

Most Houstonians currently enjoy free curbside parking in the evening, but officials had brought forward a plan to extend metered parking to midnight. This proposal first made it to City Council's agenda in May, but it's no longer a part of the changes the council will consider on Wednesday.

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Some people hoped the proposal would be a way to free up downtown space and boost ride-share use. Others shared their concern for trips to places like the Toyota Center or Minute Maid would get complicated due to limited parking.

Bill Rudolph, a spokesperson for the Administration & Regulatory Affairs department, told the Houston Chronicle that they wanted to remove that from the agenda to take a closer look at other critical issues like employee parking and parking availability data for the public.

On the other hand, the city is proposing stricter on-street parking rules for large vehicles, including a two-hour limit and ban between 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.

Additionally, officials will discuss extending the period to dispute parking tickets from seven to 30 days, dropping the cash bond requirement, and no longer requiring an attorney in court.