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Peace Arch News Friday, May 21, 2010
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Reasons why we pay to park
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ay parking is expanding in major improvements at the Surrey, but in a slow and beach. Surrey, on the other measured manner. hand, will use the revenue to pay One of the areas where there back initial costs and expand the is now pay parking is near the pay parking system. Gateway towers on 108 Avenue. There have been some This is a busy place, largely challenges with pay parking in because of the passport office White Rock. It has become very there. Many people are coming important as a cash source to in and out of the building every the city, and the city’s insistence day. on collecting parking Frank Bucholtz The pay parking, at $1 revenue at times when per hour, ensures that demand is low has hurt the parking spots are local businesses. only occupied by people While the parking there to do business. As charge is reasonable, a result, it is easy to find it’s enough of a turnoff parking there and the for some people to cost is very reasonable. keep them out of local This is the basic businesses. approach that Surrey However, the city wants to take with pay has improved the parking – put it in areas enforcement system. It with high demand, used to be impossible where it is important to to enjoy a leisurely meal have a healthy turnover at a restaurant without of parking spaces. rushing out to plug the meter. White Rock took this approach Now it can be done by cell when it first brought in pay phone. parking at the beach more than In Surrey, pay parking has 20 years ago. Prior to that, thus far gone ahead near many people who worked in Gateway, near Surrey Memorial the area would park in one spot Hospital and along 8 Avenue/ all day. This had the effect of Marine Drive adjacent to the making parking scarce, and it White Rock border. It will be encouraged those who found a expanded in the Gateway area spot not to leave. and, in South Surrey, it will be When White Rock first introduced near Semiahmoo brought in pay parking, the Mall. turnover of parking spots It would be nice to see the city changed dramatically. All of a think a little more broadly about sudden, it was possible to find a the parking issue, and consider spot at a high-demand time. opening up some large payWhite Rock also brought in parking lots near the SkyTrain pay parking to help pay for stations. There is city-owned
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property in several of these locations. The current parking arrangements at SkyTrain leave much to be desired. At King George station, a large private lot keeps boosting its rates. For the bloated rate, people who park there must trudge a long distance to find a parking machine. Lighting is also insufficient at night. The Scott Road parking lot is more reasonably-priced, but it isn’t big enough. If a large cityowned parking lot could be put in place near Gateway and/or Surrey Central stations, it would be a great service to Surrey residents. The city must also be sensitive to the concerns of local businesses when it comes to expanding parking. As White Rock’s example has shown, pay parking does deter some customers from going to certain businesses. Businesses should not be punished for locating in hightraffic areas, particularly when most of their competitors offer free parking. So far, Surrey’s more-gradual approach to this issue seems to be working. However, the city needs to consult widely with businesses and neighbouring residents to ensure that pay parking does not put too onerous a burden on a few people. Frank Bucholtz writes Fridays for the Peace Arch News. He is the editor of the Langley Times.
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