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Parking issues and discussion (City of Victoria & Greater Victoria)
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Posted 14 December 2017 - 05:06 PM
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Posted 14 December 2017 - 05:16 PM
View is full most days by 9:45 with a lineup outside blocking the lane back to Blanshard
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Posted 14 December 2017 - 10:04 PM
View is full most days by 9:45 with a lineup outside blocking the lane back to Blanshard
We just can't have lineups for parking. I had a bag full of money that I was unable to spend DOWNTOWN today.
I looked a bike at MEC...just looked.
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Posted 14 December 2017 - 10:45 PM
We just can't have lineups for parking. I had a bag full of money that I was unable to spend DOWNTOWN today.
I looked a bike at MEC...just looked.
Hopefully it was a reusable bag, because if it was a single use grocery bag, your money wouldn't be welcome in town.
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Posted 14 December 2017 - 11:22 PM
We just can't have lineups for parking. I had a bag full of money that I was unable to spend DOWNTOWN today.
I looked a bike at MEC...just looked.
What are you saying? Victoria wants to greater transportation options to welcome everyone. You need to walk or bike. Victoria wants you 
.....except they can only tolerate so many single occupancy vehicle. I too am one of "those"...the "undesirables". Victoria doesn't want our dirty money.....unless they can extract our property taxes though amalgamation. Still....even then, don't come downtown in our dirty cars......
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Posted 21 December 2017 - 07:05 AM
So here we have Balmoral Rd., on the edge of downtown. The street is so wide, that it allows for angle parking, on both sides of the road, but on Sunday only. You know, when parking demand is high (like it is every M-F downtown).
Why not put in real angle parking, at least on one side, and meter it?
Edited by VicHockeyFan, 21 December 2017 - 07:08 AM.
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Posted 21 December 2017 - 07:10 AM
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 21 December 2017 - 07:24 AM
So here we have Balmoral Rd., on the edge of downtown. The street is so wide, that it allows for angle parking, on both sides of the road, but on Sunday only....
God works in mysterious ways (and he hates to parallel park).
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Posted 25 December 2017 - 11:17 AM
Victoria's courtesy parking ticket made the front page of Reddit this morning. People from all over the world are gushing about what a great idea this is and how wonderful Victoria must be.
https://www.reddit.c...ourtesy_of_the/
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Posted 25 December 2017 - 12:07 PM
Victoria's courtesy parking ticket made the front page of Reddit this morning. People from all over the world are gushing about what a great idea this is and how wonderful Victoria must be.
Looking at the comments many think Victoria is in the UK.....lots of F bombs
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Posted 25 December 2017 - 03:15 PM
This was my FOI request:
Could you please provide to me the number of City of Victoria staff that are provided free parking (taxable benefit) during their work hours, or the number of stalls provided. Including all City departments and work locations, except police.
I received a reply just before X-mas:
Dear VHF,
We are compiling the information you have requested. As similar information has been requested by Council, we will release the information to you after it has been received by Council in early January.
Kind regards,
Jodi Jensen, Head of Human Resources
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 25 December 2017 - 10:37 PM
There is something called an A pass that councillors and city managers hang from their mirror that exempts them from paying for parking. I recently has a reserved spot with a meter hood on it and someone with an A pass took it anyways. The parking commissioner, sorry ambassador, tried to track down who it was for me. 2 hours later they finally left the spot I had paid for. Thanks a lot empowered city person...
Edited by Klapecki, 25 December 2017 - 10:38 PM.
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 07:55 AM
Oh that’s not good. Did you snap a photo of the vehicle and the post?
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 08:02 AM
I’d rather City staff have parking overrides rather than reserved spaces 24/7.
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 08:21 AM
Yeah, I think that's alright, but to override a spot that's been reserved by someone? That's not very nice.
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 08:39 AM
City driver probably never looked at the post, why would he?
Edited by VicHockeyFan, 26 December 2017 - 08:39 AM.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 08:42 AM
Parking is FREE today, btw.
@the post, but isn't it a different colour when it's reserved?
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 08:58 AM
the way it used to work for Mayor and Council was they would have a parking pass on their car and they could park anywhere for free as long as they were legally parked, ie meter, etc. I think its fair given that many have to attend council meetings, events, etc as reps for the City.
However, I don't think its ok to park in a pre-reserved space. Also curious, how do you pre-reserve a parking space? I know you can bag a meter for the day for $20/day + GST
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 09:00 AM
Parking is FREE today, btw.
@the post, but isn't it a different colour when it's reserved?
Yes but the person parkI g does not normally pay attention to it.. Eaay mistake to make.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 26 December 2017 - 09:28 AM
the way it used to work for Mayor and Council was they would have a parking pass on their car and they could park anywhere for free as long as they were legally parked, ie meter, etc. I think its fair given that many have to attend council meetings, events, etc as reps for the City.
However, I don't think its ok to park in a pre-reserved space. Also curious, how do you pre-reserve a parking space? I know you can bag a meter for the day for $20/day + GST
Yes the meter was hooded. The commercial parking permit covers a specified block, not a specific meter. I had left the spot to pick up materials and upon return found it taken. The parking ambassador actually did ticket then for that one! I could have moved my hood to another spot if there had been one
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