City and boroughs offer a lot of free parking
Radio-Canada says that the city and its boroughs offer more than 6,000 free parking spots to their workers, including 2,300 at the STM (specifically those who start or end their shift when the metro’s not running).
jeather 23:32 on 2019-11-14 Permalink
Seems reasonable that if your hours are outside of metro hours — about 6 am to midnight — you can get a parking spot.
mare 09:38 on 2019-11-15 Permalink
I’m very much against that free parking, but a lot of city employees live in the sticks and can’t rely on public transport.
Also, that free parking is considered a taxable benefit by Revenue Quebec and the CRA, so it’s not completely free.
BTW, Does Radio Canada make their employees pay for their parking spots on that giant plot surrounding their tower? Or are their reporters already anticipating the new situation after the move?
jeather 15:56 on 2019-11-15 Permalink
Their choice to live way out away from public transit, it’s a known cost to living far away from where you work. I don’t feel particularly sorry for people who choose more space for less money but resent that it comes with other costs.
And yes, it’s a taxable benefit, but I don’t know if all these agencies include it on the T4 and R1 and, if they do, if they are really using the actual cost of a local spot or underpricing it.