(Friday, March 16,2001)- A three-month residential parking trial which was implemented by Halifax Regional Municipality, beginning in December 2000 ,on Williams Street near the Halifax Commons , has drawn to an end.
In conjunction with the completion of the parking trial, HRM Traffic and Transportation staff have developed a draft policy on residential parking which will be presented to the public at a meeting at St. Patrick's High School, scheduled for Wednesday, March 21st at 7 pm.
The parking trial on Williams Street was initiated by HRM, with the support of the residents, after it was identified as one of several residential streets in the municipality, located within close proximity to a number of public buildings, which subsequently created a high demand for parking on the street.
In the past, residents of neighbourhoods with heavy parking demand have been able to petition the Municipality for parking controls to limit all-day parking.As these requests have become more frequent and the controls more restrictive, the supply of on-street parking in high demand areas has dwindled.
The new Draft Policy,which will require final approval by Regional Council, attempts to balance the need of the community to manage excessive demand , while still offering reasonable use of valuable parking space. One of the techniques identified in the draft policy, and the subject of the Williams Street Pilot Study, is to charge money to people from outside the area who wish to park on these particular, high-demand, residential streets.
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Contact:
Lori Patterson
Acting Corporate Communications Officer
(902)490-6531
(cell)489-6833
or
David McCusker
Manager,Traffic & Transportation Services
(902)490-6696
