In January 2006, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden received a $750,000 loan from the Port Authority through the issuance of a revenue bond. These funds were used to complete the construction of a parking facility previously funded through $4 million in Port Authority bonds in November 2003. The new facility provides much-needed extra parking and allows an existing 11-acre parking lot within the Zoo’s campus to be redeveloped into additional exhibit space and animal care facilities.