Free parking to be extended
The mayor has extended the free parking arrangement in Ville-Marie into January, even though stores considered non-essential will be shut down during at least some of that time.
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Kevin 16:36 on 2020-12-23 Permalink
Come park and window shop!
I’ve lost track of how many times PM has tried to relaunch Montreal with the same idea since the pandemic started. 7 times?
Kate 17:10 on 2020-12-23 Permalink
I can’t blame them for pushing back against their “anti-car” reputation by making parking easier, but it does seem fairly pointless when stores will mostly be closed.
Chris 18:03 on 2020-12-23 Permalink
So win-win then? Good non-anti-car optics, without actually increasing car use (since there’s nothing to drive to).
Kate 18:09 on 2020-12-23 Permalink
People can order things and pick them up, they just can’t shop, so there’s that. And some categories of store are considered essential – pharmacies, groceries and so on.
Uatu 21:04 on 2020-12-23 Permalink
Well at least weekend shift workers at the Neuro and the Gen can park downtown for free
Bill Binns 11:13 on 2020-12-24 Permalink
I have been to some places that were doing the “essential businesses only” thing. I think you are all about to be very surprised by what is considered “essential”. In some places businesses are allowed to decide for themselves if they are essential. If clothing and shoes are considered essential then St Cat could look pretty normal.
DeWolf 14:07 on 2020-12-24 Permalink
They aren’t, Bill. The government has published a list of what is considered essential and it’s more restrictive than in the spring:
https://www.quebec.ca/sante/problemes-de-sante/a-z/coronavirus-2019/liste-commerces-prioritaires/
I’m curious what ideas Kevin has to relaunch Montreal during the pandemic.
Joey 14:46 on 2020-12-24 Permalink
Since the pint of meter parking is to ration scarce parking spaces, and since everything is more or less closed, there’s really no reason to charge for parking.