Last time I went to my optician on SGR, I went to park by the Gardens and found I had to download an app to pay for parking. The set-up was a bit annoying but I really enjoy the option now. No worries finding change and feeding meters.
I would never expect to find parking on that section of SGR, nor would I waste my time driving on it unless absolutely necessary, with something like five crosswalks in the space of 300 metres or so.
This all seems like such a non-issue to me - except for people who struggle to walk a block. I've never understood the Haligonian expectation that there should be free parking right outside the business you are going to. I suppose so much of the city is built in the suburban strip mall fashion that people aren't used to walking a reasonable distance.
As others have noted, if we had decent, reliable, high speed transit I'd just as likely leave my car home if I wanted to spend the day downtown.
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Originally Posted by someone123
Does Halifax have good parking apps yet? In theory you can have an app that shows you all of the prices of available spots. You pay by putting in a code at the spot. It is a much better system than coins or credit/debit cards, although I guess they need to provide backup methods of payment.
Around here there are apps but unfortunately there is no standardization so depending on where you go you might need a different app. That is mostly due to there being different municipalities which is not an issue in HRM.
I think parking should be market rate, with the prices set such that there are always some free spots.
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