‘I cannot afford this,’ Howard Park residents urge City of Toronto to address snowstorm parking rules as residents face fines - NOW Toronto
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Howard Park Avenue residents say City of Toronto snowstorm parking rules leave them with nowhere to park and facing fines.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42301946

Howard Park Avenue residents say being designated a snow route leaves them with no legal place to park during snowstorms, forcing them to risk fines or park far from home.

“If we park on our street, it’s a $100 ticket, and if you park nearby, we also get a ticket, like $45,” Silva said to Now Toronto. “No matter where we park, we get a ticket.”

In recent weeks, Toronto has been hit by two snowstorms. Sunday’s storm brought a historic 60 centimetres of snow to the region in one day. Silva says residents have already received parking tickets as a result of these events.

As a result, Silva says he now parks his car at a friend’s home downtown and then takes an Uber or the TTC back to his home.

“See how much time I’m wasting in the day? And how much extra money I’m [spending], I cannot afford this anymore,” he said.

Silva, who already received a ticket in February of last year, says the situation has taken a toll on him.

“I cannot concentrate on my work anymore, because when I leave my work, I have to think, ‘Oh, where am I gonna leave my car?,’” he said.

  • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    8 days ago

    I’m against street parking as much the next person in this community, but if the city sells you a parking permit valid only on your street then designates that street to be a new snow route without simultaneously revising your permit for alternate streets, you have reason to be aggrieved.

    Ideally, people on such streets wouldn’t own cars, but honestly it’d be nice to see more actual snow removal in places where piling it up is problematic. Like around the 7:00 mark in this video from Montréal.

  • NarrativeBear@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    10·
    8 days ago

    “I cannot concentrate on my work anymore, because when I leave my work, I have to think, ‘Oh, where am I gonna leave my car?,’” he said.

    Soooo close but just missed the point.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    8·
    8 days ago

    The city shouldn’t sell permits that are only permits when it’s convenient.

    But if you live in a neighborhood that is car dependent and you don’t ensure that there’s enough on-lot parking for the vehicles that will be required for your household, don’t be too surprised when parking regulations mess your life up.

    It’s a bit like buying a suburban house backing onto farmland and being surprised when the view gets developed.