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Kate 13:53 on 2019-06-04 Permalink Reply  

• Ephraim 15:45 on 2019-06-04 Permalink

  As they constantly remove them and they dwindle. The ticket is insignificant versus the harm and pain that using their spaces can cause. Even when using them as a “stopping” place means that they have to find a place that is further away. And some people are in significant pain while walking.

  Rather than having paid parking meters for handicapped spots, the city should replace the meter with a sign saying “3 min=$300 sauf permit handicapée”

  In Quebec city, they don’t have to pay the meters. In Ontario they can park even in no parking zones for short periods so they don’t have to walk as far.

• Kate 18:47 on 2019-06-04 Permalink

  So it’s not mandatory to have one or two disabled spots if your parking lot is over a certain size?

• Ephraim 19:25 on 2019-06-04 Permalink

  For the city…. they keep on removing on-street handicapped spots. For example, there was one at St-Urbain at Ste-Catherine, next to TNM… it’s gone, no replacement. Most people really don’t notice it, but if you have to deal with someone who is handicapped, you really see the loss. https://www.statdemtl.qc.ca/fr/infos-pratiques/personnes-a-mobilite-reduite.html was the map of parking meters… but it’s not up to date… at all. They aren’t consistent in distances and availability. And of course, you need space next to them and behind them for the person, in case the person has a walker or a wheel chair and needs to load it.

  The minimum requirement for spots is by borough… and so is the size. Want to see how convoluted it is? See http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=3619,4034073&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&params_recherche=http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/sel/sypre-consultation/recherchereglement?params=type_regl=999**critere=**source=**type_recherche=0**total=0**crement=10**start_pos=1**acces=0**langue=fr**instances=901**expression=**etendue=titre**statut=1**no_reglement=C-4.1**no_regl_cond=0**applic_territ=0**bro_orderdate=2001-02-02**bro_endorderdate=2001-02-02**utilisateur=&has_been_there=1

  There are two advantage if you are handicapped, you can request a handicapped space in front of your house. And they are allowed to park in resident zones for 60 minutes.

• CE 23:39 on 2019-06-04 Permalink

  My next door neighbours have a handicapped spot in front of their house so the adapted STM bus or taxis can easily pick up the man in a wheelchair. Surprisingly, people generally respect it. However, last year someone locked a bike to one of the poles saying it was a handicapped space and left it in the way of their entrance for about a week. I was about to cut the lock but it was moved just in time.

• Chris 08:20 on 2019-06-05 Permalink

  CE why not leave a note on the bike instead?

• jeather 09:12 on 2019-06-05 Permalink

  Ephraim what’s this about parking in resident zones with a handicapped permit? When I drive my grandmother places I have her placard, and that would be GREAT. Is there a link?

• CE 09:30 on 2019-06-05 Permalink

  There had been a note on it from day-one.

• Ephraim 12:25 on 2019-06-05 Permalink

  @Jeather…

  “Zones de stationnement sur rue réservé aux résidents (SRRR)
  Les véhicules munis d’une vignette ou d’une plaque identifiant une personne handicapée délivrée par une autorité administrative québécoise (SAAQ), canadienne ou américaine peuvent être stationnés dans une zone SRRR ou une zone de stationnement interdit dont l’usage n’est pas réservé aux autres véhicules (par exemple : zone de taxis) pour une période limitée à 60 minutes.” see http://www1.ville.montreal.qc.ca/banque311/node/1526 if you want to see it in writing (that’s the Ville Marie part, but it applies to the entire city.)

  I often have to use it with my mother, because there are hardly any handicapped spots left. And my friend who is in back pain has to use it because the more he walks, the more he is in pain. We really don’t have enough handicapped spots in this city.

  My father lived in Toronto, where it was so much easier for him. And there were many more handicapped spots.