I have had one of these yearly passes for a 2nd vehicle in another area of the city for many yrs.
Not disagreeing with the parking problems within this area of the city, and much needs to be done with the current situation.
The article above ^^ in the WFP is an edited version of the initial one that came out earlier..
here >>
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...217881541.html
Quote:
Brian Timmerman, executive director of the Exchange District BIZ, said the shortage of parking is hurting area businesses.
"We found the streets on the east side of the Exchange were running at overcapacity and filled 100 per cent of the time from morning to midnight," Timmerman said.
"The chances were slim of you finding a spot on the street if you wanted to go to a business. Residents would leave a car on the street for a week and the spot would never become free."
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The bolded is the only real problem I find with these parking passes. You can get a parking pass and leave a car in front of a buisness/restaurant, forever.(weeks)(months) This is a no brainer and must be changed in an area like the exchange. It's easy to abuse this kind of system.