Parking Ban

There's been a great discussion in the community about the Winter Parking Ban. It's been going on for years, but because of the way government is structured there is no way to communicate on this issue other than through public direct response.

 Here are three simple ideas, by way of fairness and compromise, to help residents and businesses who are suffering because of the Ban and open up the Regulations to community consultation. If the Government could do even one of these things or come up with their own compromise it would help improve the situation for many.

1/ Allow parking on one side of the street on residential streets without ticketing when there is no snow to be cleared as is now the case with year-round street cleaning.

2/ Adjust the hours of the ban ticketing in the downtown core so that it doesn't interfere with established businesses and working hours when there is no snow to be cleared.

3/ Move the authority for the winter parking ban out of the Emergency Measures section of the Motor Vehicle Act and into regular legislation governed by council and open to public consultation in concerned neighborhoods.