The District of Tofino is looking for feedback on potentially adding pay parking to its downtown area.
The municipality says the move towards pay parking comes as busy summer seasons put pressure on parking in the downtown core, which negatively impacts businesses, residents 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," reads Tofino's information page on the proposed pay parking.Payment would range from $1.50 an hour to $3 an hour depending on how long a vehicle stays parked. The proposed price points can be found below:$2.
The district says the paid parking program would generate about $230,000 in revenue annually, based on its projections."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 without additional taxation," reads the district website.
If the new program is introduced, the district is proposing giving residents one free "downtown residential permit" per household, if they live next to a street where pay parking will be introduced. A second annual pass would be available for $250, though that price is expected to go up in future years.Residents can register for the virtual town hall meeting on the
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