Opposition condemns vignette pricing
Lionel Perez knows there’s one phrase he can always trot out against Projet: the claim that they’re “at war with the car.” It’s brought out, dusted off and used again in response to the increase of parking vignette pricing in Ville-Marie. That vignette prices hadn’t been raised in the area since 1989 (before there even were boroughs), and the highest it goes is $250 a year which is, I dare to suggest, still a damn good deal for a year’s parking in the heart of the city, is not acknowledged by Mr. Perez, who’s just making hay as usual.
Chris 12:37 on 2020-02-16 Permalink
It’s a damn damn damn good deal.
The current price, $52 in 1989-dollars, with inflation, is $93 in 2019-dollars. So the increase to $100 for small cars is nothing.
Even the $250 for big cars doesn’t even reach the break-even point for the City.
So the supposedly anti-car zealots at Projet are *still* subsidizing motorists with tax payer dollars. Many people in Ville Marie don’t own cars. Their taxes are subsidizing car owners. So backwards.