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From the Courier:
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Oakridge Centre issues 'Canada Line' parking warning
Drivers face ticketing, towing
Sandra Thomas
Vancouver Courier
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
As neighbourhoods along Cambie Street prepare for an onslaught of Canada Line commuters seeking parking near the transit line's stations, Oakridge Centre is warning drivers to seek all-day parking elsewhere or face ticketing and towing.
Oakridge marketing director Kimberly Macaulay said the mall is concerned people who work downtown will park their car at the shopping mall all day while they use the Canada Line to commute. She added those commuters will be out of luck. The Canada Line is scheduled to begin operation in September.
"For now our parkade will remain free of charge for shoppers for four hours," said Macaulay. "Cars parked longer than four hours will be ticketed and towed."
Macaulay said the mall will likely allow drivers one warning ticket before towing their vehicle. The cost of the ticket is yet to be determined. "We've been talking about this for a long time and we have a very clear policy," said Macaulay. "We want to make sure our parking remains accessible to our shoppers."
According to the city's Canada Line Neighbourhood Parking Program report, a permit-only parking zone will be in effect for streets with multiple dwelling units in the area west of Cambie and behind Oakridge to protect those streets from commuter parking.
Other streets around the West 41st Avenue station will also become resident parking only, if they're not already.
In anticipation of the Canada Line's launch, and the flood of commuters who will want to park all day on side streets, the city is implementing residential permit parking and resident parking only programs on streets near Canada Line stations, including those surrounding Marine Drive, West 41st, West 49th, King Edward and West Second avenues. The city plans to install more parking meters on and around Cambie Street.
Many residents living adjacent to Canada Line stations will soon need to purchase a permit to park on the street in front of their home.
The new parking regulations will affect streets within approximately 400 metres, or a five-minute walk, from a Canada Line station. Resident permit parking restrictions will be in effect on streets close to higher density areas, station entrances and commercial districts. Permits typically costs $33 per year and expire on staggered dates.
The less restrictive resident parking only regulations will be implemented on streets further from station entrances in single or two-family dwelling areas. Free time-limited street parking adjacent to commercial businesses may be converted to meters if more strict regulations are required to encourage turnover.
Time-limited areas in residential zones will be enforced six days a week until 6 p.m. to allow for visitor parking evenings and weekends. City staff plan to monitor Cambie Street for traffic flow during rush hours and resident permit regulations may be adjusted if necessary.
The cost to install new signs in these neighbourhoods is about $90,000, which includes materials and labour.
In the Cambie Village full-time resident parking only regulations have been proposed for both sides of the 4100 to 4400 blocks. Rush hour restrictions are also a possibility along this strip of Cambie, depending on traffic flow.
As for the Second Avenue station, there aren't any residential streets within the 400-metre radius that don't already have parking restrictions, but that area will also be monitored.
Near the Marine Drive station, residential parking will be affected in the areas around several apartment complexes and the single and two-family homes behind them.
A small permit-only zone will be established to accommodate residents living within 300 metres of the station.
Tom Timm, general manager of engineering services for the city, Jerry Dobrovolny, assistant city engineer, and Carli Edwards, parking management engineer, did not return phone calls before the Courier's press deadline.
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© Vancouver Courier 2009
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