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trevorhayden said:
Doesn't Edmonton already have demand-based parking rates where fees are lower at off times?
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Fees are fees. When demand is almost nothing, just make it free to reduce friction. $2 vs $0.10 probably is the same turn off. The revenue is so small that we shouldn’t add a “step” to visiting Downtown businesses during slow times (evenings/weekends)
 
thommyjo said:
Fees are fees. When demand is almost nothing, just make it free to reduce friction. $2 vs $0.10 probably is the same turn off. The revenue is so small that we shouldn’t add a “step” to visiting Downtown businesses during slow times (evenings/weekends)
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It definitely feels silly when you park on a half empty street, pull out the app, figure out the parking number, go to pay, and the charge is only like 50¢. It's like, is all of that really worth the trouble at that point?
 
JuliallThat said:
It definitely feels silly when you park on a half empty street, pull out the app, figure out the parking number, go to pay, and the charge is only like 50¢. It's like, is all of that really worth the trouble at that point?
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All the recent uproar about parking machines… solution? Don’t need to use them or app during evenings and weekends.

Again, until our streets are packed, I do not see how this is bad.

Also undercuts gravel lots. Less money for them is a win for me.
 
thommyjo said:
All the recent uproar about parking machines… solution? Don’t need to use them or app during evenings and weekends.

Again, until our streets are packed, I do not see how this is bad.

Also undercuts gravel lots. Less money for them is a win for me.
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I'm living dt for six months and people who visit by car use the 2hr free parking on 96St in the Quarters - it's 6-7 min walk. I didn't know about it at first.

I'm curious how many spots are available on the street in the dt - anyone with any idea?

I do feel some of any free street parking would be used by people already living dt. As example, I was living on 113st and it was free street parking on weekends and 2hrs during weekdays - free after 6pm. I think because of church. But what I know happened is that people in my building who already had underground parking, would just use the street spaces for convenience, I guess. I did sometimes for sure on weekends - and during the day if I was coming and going. Just seemed more efficient than going a few levels underground.

I wonder if that will happen and if many dt residents will leave their car on the street on weekends when they normally wouldn't.

Not that it's a reason not to do it, but just wonder how available street parking will be versus people's expectations.
 
TAS said:
I'm living dt for six months and people who visit by car use the 2hr free parking on 96St in the Quarters - it's 6-7 min walk. I didn't know about it at first.

I'm curious how many spots are available on the street in the dt - anyone with any idea?

I do feel some of any free street parking would be used by people already living dt. As example, I was living on 113st and it was free street parking on weekends and 2hrs during weekdays - free after 6pm. I think because of church. But what I know happened is that people in my building who already had underground parking, would just use the street spaces for convenience, I guess. I did sometimes for sure on weekends - and during the day if I was coming and going. Just seemed more efficient than going a few levels underground.

I wonder if that will happen and if many dt residents will leave their car on the street on weekends when they normally wouldn't.

Not that it's a reason not to do it, but just wonder how available street parking will be versus people's expectations.
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Even if there's no fee we can still have a time limit to discourage excessive resident use. Vancouver makes extensive use of a 2h cap for areas with free street parking, even in low density residential areas.
 
'Welcome to Downtown Edmonton, your Capital City!'

REALLY hoping the new bylaw impacts this kind of thing ASAP.
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The_Cat said:
If downtown wanted to build more residential, it could do so south of Jasper Avenue.
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Yes, no shortage of sites in the downtown core and nearby. IMO this would be a very good area to build, closer to the river valley and a bit nicer/quieter than the core although not as much commercial and retail nearby.
 
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Some business owners say QR code parking system isn't working

The City of Edmonton removed all physical parking metres in April of this year, and some downtown business owners say that, since then, paying for parking through QR codes and apps has been a point of contention for their customers. “Parking’s been crazy around here. A lot of people are coming...
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Anecdotally: I don't drive in Edmonton, but my parents (in their 70s) and sister were visiting recently and we found the downtown parking situation surprisingly easy to navigate. Not to imply that everyone would find it so easy, but just one data point.
 
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