DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY 2023

The Town’s Official Community Plan, Policy 2.33 of Part 2 (Transportation) calls for a parking study to be completed every two years to determine if parking utilization exceeds 85%. The 85% threshold represents the optimal balance between parking supply and demand. 

In the summer of 2023 staff carried out surveys on foot to count and categorize parking spaces. Spaces were categorized by use restrictions, location, time restrictions and type of space. Geographic data for the spaces was also recorded, including coordinates, street and block. Only public parking (i.e. parking on land leased or owned by the Town) was inventoried.

In total, there are 739 public parking spaces in the Downtown. 542 of these spaces are defined spaces and the majority of spaces (667) are on-street spaces. Tables 1 and 2 provide a summary of parking spaces downtown. 

Click here for a summary of the data or view the table below.