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A recent study of parking patterns in Kingston's downtown core has resulted in a suggested Parking Rate Strategy aimed at opening up short-term parking spaces in key business districts and encouraging long-stay parking commuters to park away from high demand areas or to consider non-auto alternatives to driving to work. The Strategy also suggests that the pricing of parking in the city's core reflect the value of its convenience.
The proposed Parking Rate Strategy suggested by PGB Parking Solutions Inc. and Dsorbara, Parking and Systems Consulting, outlines three demand zones in the downtown core and suggests parking rates be set to reflect the demand for and use of parking in these areas.
City drivers were invited to review the proposed Parking Rate Strategy. Parkers were also invited to offer their comments online and at a June 12 public meeting of the Environment, Infrastructure and Transportation Policy Committee.
Approaches included in the recommended strategy are:
ON-STREET PARKING RATES
To encourage effective turnover of short-stay parking spaces, it is proposed On-street Parking be priced as follows 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday and Friday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.:
- $2 an hour in high demand areas with a two-hour maximum.
- $1.50 an hour in medium demand areas with a two-hour maximum.
- $1.25 an hour in low demand areas with a three-hour maximum.
OFF-STREET MUNICIPAL PARKING RATES
To improve the availability of short-stay parking spaces in off-street municipal lots it is proposed that Off-street Parking be priced as follows for a maximum of three hours (except at attended lots):
- $1.50 an hour in high demand areas
- $1.25 an hour in medium demand areas
- $1 an hour in low demand areas
In addition, the Strategy suggests that the sale of the number of monthly parking permits at municipal lots be reduced at lots in high and medium demand areas and that parking rates be adjusted to equal 150 per cent of the cost of a transit pass ($97.50) at lots in high demand areas, 120 per cent ($78) in medium demand areas and 110 per cent ($71.50) in low demand areas.
