Several Edmonton neighbourhoods will no longer have street parking set aside for residents.
Councillors decided Tuesday that 15 areas will not have free parking zones anymore, and will be open to anyone to park in.
Other areas including Garneau and Commonwealth will have their residential parking permit zone reduced in size.
The changes will roll out in June, current residential parking permits will expire at the end of May.
The current parking program has been in the city since the 1970s, and was not based on parking demand.
The city’s new criteria will offer residential parking permits for high traffic areas, so called “traffic generators.”
Traffic generators are listed as:
- Post-secondary institutions (with a minimum of 5,000 students, in a residential (not commercial) area with limited private parking options)
- Major event venues (with a minimum capacity of 10,000 people and year-round events, with limited private parking options and no Park & Ride)
- Active LRT stations with adjoining transit centres (that don’t have public or private Park & Ride on-site)
Residents who would still like designated residential parking can pay for a $120 annual permit.
Area that will see their residential parking permit removed: Belgravia, Belvedere, Boyle Street, Central McDougall, Century Park, Glengarry, Groat Estates, Holyrood, McKernan, Northlands, Oliver, Parkallen, Rossdale, Royal Gardens and Southgate.
Areas that will have their residential parking permit reduced: Commonwealth Stadium (about 30 per cent), Garneau (about 15 per cent), NAIT (about 8 per cent) and Windsor Park (about 8 per cent)
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