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Envitro · 01-04-2013, 01:51 PM

Quick question regarding the Reserved Parking at the C-Train stations.

I live on the west end of town by 69th street and have been really happy with the C-Train service. My only complaint is that there are way too many reserved spots that are empty and all of the "free" ones are taken by the time I get there at around 7:15am or so.

I voted for the mayor with the understanding that the parking fees would be eliminated ($3/day at the time) but then council went ahead and approved these "reserved" spots which is essentially the same thing but it is disguised as "maximum of 50% of available slots are to be reserved". EDIT: Just as a mention the current reserved parking system costs $3.50/day if averaged for 20 working days in any given month taking into account long weekends/etc...

I don't want to pay an additional $70 per month on top of my almost $100/month transit pass if I don't have to. Some stations like Anderson and others have way more free parking spots and it seems silly to have built a parkade so small that you are forced to pay $70/month just to be able to park. Most mornings I'm forced to drive to Scirocco after not finding a spot at 69th St which adds to my time. And yes, I understand that I could go to work earlier but that doesn't always work with my schedule and late evening/early morning hockey games (which is another beef which I'll skip for now).

Any thoughts or comments on how to improve the parking system at LRT stations?

01-04-2013, 01:51 PM	#186
Envitro First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saddledome, Calgary Exp:	Quick question regarding the Reserved Parking at the C-Train stations. I live on the west end of town by 69th street and have been really happy with the C-Train service. My only complaint is that there are way too many reserved spots that are empty and all of the "free" ones are taken by the time I get there at around 7:15am or so. I voted for the mayor with the understanding that the parking fees would be eliminated ($3/day at the time) but then council went ahead and approved these "reserved" spots which is essentially the same thing but it is disguised as "maximum of 50% of available slots are to be reserved". EDIT: Just as a mention the current reserved parking system costs $3.50/day if averaged for 20 working days in any given month taking into account long weekends/etc... I don't want to pay an additional $70 per month on top of my almost $100/month transit pass if I don't have to. Some stations like Anderson and others have way more free parking spots and it seems silly to have built a parkade so small that you are forced to pay $70/month just to be able to park. Most mornings I'm forced to drive to Scirocco after not finding a spot at 69th St which adds to my time. And yes, I understand that I could go to work earlier but that doesn't always work with my schedule and late evening/early morning hockey games (which is another beef which I'll skip for now). Any thoughts or comments on how to improve the parking system at LRT stations? Last edited by Envitro; 01-04-2013 at 01:59 PM.