It’s one of those mornings: you wake up and find the dog has chewed through your shoe, your kid barfs and the coffee machine is broken. "Forget the TTC," you think. "I’ll just drive and park in the private lot beside work."
As you pull in, you see that little cardboard sign in the window of the operators booth. Normally, it says $10. Today you stare through your windshield at a bright red $25.
What the blazing asphalt?
Parking at Frank’s Valet lot near George Brown College is $10 every day. Municipal parking at Dundas Square is always $19. But downtown lots in between can range from $10 to $25 depending on … the weather? The operator’s mood? Astral alignment?
“It’s all supply and demand,” says Hercules Modopoulos, president of TargetPark, which operates about 50 lots in Toronto.
At their lots on King St. daily prices can range from $10 on Mondays and Tuesdays, to $15 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, to $20 over the weekend. But Modopoulos says those rates are stable from week to week.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
This Toronto parking spot costs $100,000 a year
You’re not a world class city, it seems, unless your parking spot costs more than your car. So Toronto, get set for the $100,000 parking spot.
Parking at new condominium projects has risen steadily in the city, quietly hitting a new high-water mark with the slate of ultra-luxury condominium projects.
The new $100,000 price point, almost certainly the highest in Canada, has caught the attention of the real estate community. It has also underlined the dramatically increasing cost of parking downtown.
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Parking at new condominium projects has risen steadily in the city, quietly hitting a new high-water mark with the slate of ultra-luxury condominium projects.
The new $100,000 price point, almost certainly the highest in Canada, has caught the attention of the real estate community. It has also underlined the dramatically increasing cost of parking downtown.
Full story here
Monday, June 6, 2011
St. Clair streetcar project brings surprise good news for drivers
A major criticism of the St. Clair streetcar project was that it would destroy street parking along the avenue.
Today, there are 75 more street parking spaces than before.
Councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul’s) credited the increase to a couple of tweaks in designing the 6.8-kilometre dedicated line from Yonge St. to west of Keele St.
Moving fire hydrants freed up space to park cars. Pedestrian barriers were installed at streetcar stops, which allowed more cars to park at curbside.
“It’s an inside baseball sort of thing but at signalized intersections, we’ve added 10 spots. Just like that,” Mihevc said.
A report by city transportation staff says street parking has increased to 375 on-street spots from 300 before construction began six years ago.
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Today, there are 75 more street parking spaces than before.
Councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul’s) credited the increase to a couple of tweaks in designing the 6.8-kilometre dedicated line from Yonge St. to west of Keele St.
Moving fire hydrants freed up space to park cars. Pedestrian barriers were installed at streetcar stops, which allowed more cars to park at curbside.
“It’s an inside baseball sort of thing but at signalized intersections, we’ve added 10 spots. Just like that,” Mihevc said.
A report by city transportation staff says street parking has increased to 375 on-street spots from 300 before construction began six years ago.
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Monday, May 9, 2011
Fight your parking tickets by email
What’s worse than getting nailed with a parking ticket? Fighting that ticket within 15 days, at one of just four locations, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
But that seemingly antiquated process has moved into the 21st century.
Last week, Toronto introduced an option to dispute parking tickets electronically, via email or fax. The only tickets that qualify, however, are parking machine violations, according to Anthony Fabrizi, manager of parking operations.
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But that seemingly antiquated process has moved into the 21st century.
Last week, Toronto introduced an option to dispute parking tickets electronically, via email or fax. The only tickets that qualify, however, are parking machine violations, according to Anthony Fabrizi, manager of parking operations.
Full Story here
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