Downtown parking by the numbers
CBC News | Posted: September 17, 2013 4:07 PM | Last Updated: September 17, 2013
A report going to committee says a new parking garage is needed to take care of a projected parking shortfall downtown.
Here's a look at some numeric facts from the report about parking downtown
11:30 a.m.- The peak time for parking downtown.
13,109 - Available parking spots downtown in 2012
12,792 - Available spots downtown in 2005
8909 - Maximum number of cars parked downtown at one time in 2012
9,756 - Maximum number of cars parked downtown at one time in 2005
68 - Percentage of available spots used in 2012
76% - Percentage of available spots used in 2005
109% - The usage rate of the busiest zone downtown is 2012, which is the area west of Bay, between York and King
600 - The number of people on a waiting list for monthly parking in downtown municipal lots
$15 - Maximum daily rate for parking downtown
$4 - Minimum daily rate for parking downtown
$50 - the cheapest cost of a monthly parking pass downtown
$37 - The amount that his cheaper than a monthly HSR pass
30 - The increase in the number of metered parking spots downtown since 2005
150 - The increase in unmetered parking spaces downtown since 2005
5024 - The number of privately operated parking space for public use (stores, donut shops etc)
$1 - The hourly metered rate downtown, lowest of 14 cities measured (along with 2 other cities)
105 The number of downtown parking spaces estimated to be displaced by LRT