Downtown Pay Parking
The District of Tofino is expanding pay parking to the downtown core of Tofino spring 2023, and is seeking community input on the proposed program.
Tofino’s summer vibrancy leads to increased parking pressures in the downtown core, creating negative impacts for many residents, businesses, and visitors. In frequent cases, informal and poor parking habits resulted in reduced parking convenience/access to public spaces, infrastructure and vegetation damage, degraded road user safety, and high enforcement needs.
Pay parking is a proven way to increase turnover and parking availability while providing an important funding source to support parking and mobility infrastructure costs withoutContinue reading
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Downtown Pay Parking Locations
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The following figure is an overview of the proposed pay parking areas. The Downtown Pay Parking Program is largely based on the existing parking system in the downtown core:
- Areas that are in green will be Pay Parking from 10AM - 6PM daily, from May to October each year.
- Areas that are in blue will be Free Parking with a time limit designed to encourage turnover.
- Areas that are in maroon are reserved for Offshore Parking and their terms will remain unchanged.
- Areas that are in yellow are regulated and historically shared with private business.
- Areas that are in orange are Coast Guard, Firehall or RCMP parking.
- Areas that are in red are designated no parking areas
***This map is a draft and is subject to change
Add your thoughts below about the location of the proposed Paid and Timed parking areas:
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Downtown Core Pricing
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkDistrict staff are working to develop an affordable and progressive fee structure to encourage space turnover ever 2.5 hours. The intent is to stimulate alternative modes of transportation and shift preferred travel times, while not being set so high that parkers are penalized for visiting downtown.
The following fee structure proposes to implement hourly parking rates for drivers in the downtown core (or drivers without a Downtown Resident or Offshore Parking Pass) daily from 10AM to 6PM, from May to October each year:
- $1.50 per hour for the first two hours
- $2.00/hour for hours three and four
- $2.50/hour for hours five and six
- $3.00/hour for hours seven and eight
- The cumulative cost for parking all day in a paid spot is $18.00.
This fee structure projects net revenues of $230,000.00 for the year 2023 from the Downtown Pay Parking Program. Changes to this fee structure will impact projected revenues.
Add your thoughts below about the Downtown Core Pricing Model (the deadline to provide feedback on pricing is April 14, 2023 at 4PM):
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Permits for Downtown Residents
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkThe District's current proposal is to initially introduce one free annual Downtown Residential Permit per residential unit. A second annual pass per residential unit is currently proposed at $250. Over time it is expected that the cost of a Downtown Resident Permit will increase.
It is proposed that this fee structure is phased-in over a number of years to allow the community to adapt to the new system. It is expected that the downtown pay parking program will impact existing multi-family dwelling buildings more than single-family lots where residents have the option to park more than one vehicle on a lot.
Residents that may be eligible for a 'Downtown Resident Parking Pass' are those who have a permanent residence at an address adjacent to (on or accross from) the coloured lines (green, blue, red or maroon) on the map (see Downtown Pay Parking Locations).
Add your thoughts below about Permits for Downtown Residents.
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Tofino Residents (not living Downtown or Offshore)
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkThe current proposal does not include discounted permits for Tofino residents (not living Downtown of Offshore).
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Seasonality & Time of Day
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Staff understand that any parking scheme must include accommodation for local residents to shop, bank, and pick-up mail without having to pay for parking during the summer season. Previous District parking studies highlight that parking demand in Tofino is highest between 10AM to 6PM resulting in a lack of parking spaces. The downtown pay parking program is proposed to be operational for eight hours each day from 10AM to 6PM ensuring that daily/weekly errands by residents can still be accomplished outside of pay parking hours.
Seasonality
The downtown pay parking program is intended to be operational from May to October each year reflecting the underlying principle of the parking program which is to manage parking during the busy visitor season rather than maximizing revenue. The May to October timeframe is also the time of year when other mobility options are available and attractive including the Free Shuttle, cycling, and walking.
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Videos
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Based on community feedback, research and consultations, staff prepared 3 options that were presented to Council for consideration.
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Aaron Rogers, Director of Infrastructure and Public Works, presents the Downtown Pay Parking Plan proposal to Council. (Presentation begins at 1:40:00)
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Aaron Rodgers, Director of Infrastructure and Public Works, presents the Downtown Pay Parking Project contract award and implementation plan to Council. (Presentation begins at 1:05:17)
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Aaron Roger, Director of Public Works and Infrastructure gives an update on the program answers questions from the public
Unanswered Questions from April 12 Virtual Town Hall
Staff Reports - Downtown Pay Parking Program
Who's Listening
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Email parking@tofino.ca