Downtown Parking Plan

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Burlington is evolving from a suburban community to a city. The city is changing, especially in our downtown core. As more residents and businesses move to Burlington, this impacts how we choose to get around, especially in the downtown.

Parking plays a crucial role in this. Where you can park, for how long and how much it costs determines if you walk, cycle, take transit, drive or ride share. It also affects housing prices and the look and feel of our downtown.

The City’s Integrated Mobility Plan recommends a Strategic Parking Management Program to focus on improving parking. We need to match the supply and cost of parking with our transportation objectives. Parking is a key service that supports residents, services, retailers, events, tourism and visitors, especially in our downtown.

We’re studying parking in our downtown through a Downtown Parking Plan (DPP). This plan will help us figure out future parking needs to support growth and land use in the downtown area. Having a strategic downtown parking plan will result in better parking options and financial sustainability.

Burlington is evolving from a suburban community to a city. The city is changing, especially in our downtown core. As more residents and businesses move to Burlington, this impacts how we choose to get around, especially in the downtown.

Parking plays a crucial role in this. Where you can park, for how long and how much it costs determines if you walk, cycle, take transit, drive or ride share. It also affects housing prices and the look and feel of our downtown.

The City’s Integrated Mobility Plan recommends a Strategic Parking Management Program to focus on improving parking. We need to match the supply and cost of parking with our transportation objectives. Parking is a key service that supports residents, services, retailers, events, tourism and visitors, especially in our downtown.

We’re studying parking in our downtown through a Downtown Parking Plan (DPP). This plan will help us figure out future parking needs to support growth and land use in the downtown area. Having a strategic downtown parking plan will result in better parking options and financial sustainability.

  • The Downtown Parking Plan Team would like your feedback on the next phase of our project. Through our analysis so far, we have shortlisted some key draft recommendations to better manage parking in the future, some of which include:

    1. Changeable parking fees based on location, time of day etc.,
    2. New payment options
    3. Easier to understand parking regulations
    4. Use of technology to make it easier to find parking 
    5. Shuttle/valet service during festivals & events and to the waterfront
    6. Make it easier to use other forms of transportation, such as transit, biking, walking, so there are less people needing to park 


    Please complete this short five question survey to give us your feedback on the draft recommendations. 


    This survey doesn't intend to collect personal information and disclosure of responses will be governed by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56.  For questions regarding the collection, use and disclosure of this information,  please contact dtparking@burlington.ca. The survey is available in print, alternative formats or with communication support by contacting getinvolved@burlington.ca

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