Thunder Bay did a parking study a couple years ago and found that, at best, 40% of the parking spots in the downtown areas were actually used. And Thunder Bay's downtowns have a lot less parking as a percentage of space than downtown Winnipeg. It's starting to change as downtown gets more developed, but we're still probably not more than 60%. Major events fill spaces up quickly, but they mostly happen outside of office hours, so almost all of the parking spaces are available.
The main issue is that people expect to be able to park within sight of their destination. This is why people will park far away from the front door at Walmart, but are often hesitant to park around the corner or a block over from the store they're going to, even if it's a shorter walk.
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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
Maybe that is the rules, but obviously not what is followed. Vancouver's Turn (Trump Vancouver) has been listed as UC since they re-started excavation last year. It only reached grade a few weeks ago. I can cite dozens of other precedents, including Heritage Landing, Centre Pointe, and Glass House.
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It isn't very well enforced, I agree.
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