Why is the City of Guelph undertaking a Parking Master Plan?

Parking impacts all Guelph residents and is an important factor in growing and developing our city. Too little parking can affect visitation and business viability; too much parking is expensive and can delay plans to grow the city more efficiently and sustainably.

The City has started a Parking Master Plan focusing on Downtown Guelph and the surrounding areas in an effort to improve parking.

What will the Parking Master Plan cover?

The Plan will consider existing and future parking needs and develop a financially sustainable parking plan for the next 10 to 20 years. The Plan will review existing parking needs and policies, forecast future parking demand, and identify alternative methods of providing and better managing parking for both the short- and long-term. The Plan looks at the complete picture of on- and off-street parking, including both public and private supply parking.

An initial task under the Plan will be to collect data on existing parking demand and supply. Once the problems and opportunities are fully documented, a set of alternative solutions will be evaluated and presented to the public for comment.

When will the work be completed?

The Final report will be presented to city council at the end of July 2013.

The research for the Plan will include collecting parking demand data and a range of consultation activities including information sessions and meetings with the community and local businesses.

Connections to other City initiatives: The City is also updating the Downtown Streetscape Manual and Built Form Standards. This project will incorporate work from the Parking Master Plan into its assumptions about future street designs. This project will launch this March.

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Your input is needed

Public input is essential. Three information sessions are scheduled to review and discuss parking issues. The first session was held on Tuesday, February 26, and the second session was held on Tuesday, April 16. You are invited to attend the third session on:

Thursday, June 13, 2013
6 – 8 p.m.
Galleria, City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph

Unable to attend a Public Information Session?

Send us your comments by email at parkingreview@guelph.ca or fax 519-822-1751.

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