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Originally Posted by rocketphish
[B]New parking rules mean no time to linger in the ByWard Market
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I don't find that many of these stories on the Market do much of a job or looking at the whole picture. This article suggests that because of the change to 3-hour parking at one garage, means that people will not be able to linger in the Market. There are multiple garages in or near the Market that offer longer term parking. If you want to linger, just park your car in one of those instead.
On the issue of Market parking, I've always thought that the complaints were overblown based on my experience. Though I realize it is just one example, I had to drive down to the Market for dinner last Saturday at 7pm, which has to be prime time for parking demand. I had zero delays driving up Nicholas to Dalhousie, or in going into the other city lot just east of Dalhousie on Clarence. The lot was busy, but there were several spots available on the first level. We parked for the evening, had an easy and pleasant walk 2 blocks to the restaurant with zero issues. Went for desert at another spot and stayed for a grand total of about 3 1/2 hours. Paid a whopping $5 for parking. No fuss whatsoever.
I just don't understand those who claim the Market is impossible or even difficult to drive to. I kind of suspect that they are mostly people who have already decided driving to the Market is hard and rarely go there.
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