The mayor requested that ParkIndy change the time limit to accommodate people who visit the city's entertainment and shopping attractions.

Motorists will be able to buy four-hour time blocks in a parking spot after 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

"This arrangement will allow residents and visitors to Indianapolis to enjoy … events in the evening that keep them away from their cars longer than two hours," Ballard said in a news release.

The change only affects areas where new parking meters have been rolled out.

Parking costs have increased from 75 cents to $1 an hour.

Last year, the city approved outside contractors to manage the meters in exchange for a 50-year contract worth $620 million.