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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Monday, June 6, 2011
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