Starting July 01, the City of Victoria increased parking rates at its five parkades.

Rates were previously set at $1.00 for the first 59 minutes, with $1.00 increments every 30 minutes for a maximum daily charge of $12.00.  Today that daily charge will cost $13.50.

Although the first 59 minutes of parking remains at $1.00, rates have increased approximately 25-cents for every 30-minute block.

Parking at the View Street parkade, in the 700-block of View Street, will now come at a higher price. Photo © by VibrantVictoria.ca.

The complete parking fee structure is reprinted below (numbers in parenthesis represent the old rates):

• 1 hour – $1.00
• 1 hour to 1½ hours – $2.25 ($2)
• 1½ hours to 2 hours – $3.25 ($3)
• 2 hours to 2½ hours – $4.50 ($4)
• 2½ hours to 3 hours – $5.50 ($5)
• 3 hours to 3½ hours – $6.75 ($6)
• 3½ hours to 4 hours – $7.75 ($7)
• 4 hours to 4½ hours – $9 ($8)
• 4½ hours to 5 hours – $10 ($9)
• 5 hours to 5½ hours – $11.25 ($10)
• 5½ hours to 6 hours – $12.25 ($11)
• over 6 hours $13.50 ($12)

The City’s one-hour-free parking cards are still available and discount the parking rate by $1.  Cards are available at select retailers, including banks, and can be used at any of the City’s parkades in the 500-block of Yates Street, 600-block of Fisgard Street, and the 700-blocks of Broughton, Johnson and View streets.

To discuss parking issues throughout the capital region, refer to the Parking discussion thread in the VibrantVictoria.ca discussion forum. For more information on the City of Victoria’s parking facilities, click here.

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