Parks & Recreation is opening summer shelter reservations on Monday, January 27 at 8 a.m. Summer shelter reservations are available April 15 – September 15 and cost $30 per hour plus tax. Reservations can be made online under the Reservation tab.

Summer shelter reservations can also be made in person starting January 27 at Parks & Recreation’s new office located at 1208 Glacier Avenue or by emailing this form to [email protected], although registering online offers a greater chance of securing your desired date and time.

If a shelter is not reserved, it is still available for public use on a first-come, first-served basis. Find information on all Parks & Recreation shelters, including location, capacity, and on-site facilities, on the shelter reservations page.

For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at (907) 586-5226.

The Whittier Parking Lot, located near the intersection of Whittier Street and 3rd Avenue next to the Zach Gordon Youth Center, is now open to the public for hourly paid parking.

At this time, payment is only available through the ParkSmarter app. Customers can use the app to pay for parking with a credit or debit card, add time to a parking session, and obtain receipts. The free app is available for download on both iOS and Android devices.

Later this spring, when weather conditions allow, a pay station will be installed in the lot to allow payment by card or coins.

Off-street paid parking, including in the Whittier Lot, is enforced Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking at all other times is free. Parking costs $0.75 per hour, for a minimum of two hours.

Please note that spots next to the Zach Gordon Youth Center building, marked by signs, are reserved for ZGYC use.

For more information about CBJ public parking locations and how-tos, visit juneau.org/parks-recreation/parking.

Registration for Parks & Recreation’s Start Smart Basketball (ages 3-4) opens Monday, January 6 at noon. There are 23 spots available. The program costs $40 plus tax, which includes a Start Smart t-shirt. Register online under “Youth & Teen.” Registration is first come, first served. All registrations received after the session is full will be placed on a waitlist.

Scholarships are available; fill out the online form to apply.

The Start Smart program is for 3-4 year olds (participants must be 3 by the first session). Start Smart Basketball sessions are held 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. every Thursday from January 30 – March 6 at Floyd Dryden gymnasium. Children work with an adult in their lives in a supportive environment to learn the basic skills of basketball: dribbling, shooting, passing and agility. Adults are active participants in the program.

For more information, visit the program website, or contact Recreation Coordinator MJ Goedeken at [email protected]  or (907) 586-2635 ext. 4414.