REM: not enough parking
Barely just opened, the REM is already collecting complaints about a shortage of parking spaces on the South Shore.
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Aineko Marcx 10:10 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
As proposed in the article, driving to the Brossard station for a parking space can be a good short-term solution. For the long-term, I think they can consider building a parking garage to claim the vertical parking space.
Uatu 10:45 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
The solution is simple: increase bus frequency so that it’s like rush hour all the time. If you think it’s not feasible the YouTube channel Not Just Bikes featured a European town with 1/3 the population of Brossard that has bus service intervals of 10 minutes. All the time. If they can do it, why can’t we?
Ian 10:58 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
Becasue we spent the STM budget on more cops.
DeWolf 11:05 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
@Ian The STM and SPVM have nothing to do with the South Shore…
There is nothing stopping Quebec from doling out enough money to double bus frequencies across Greater Montreal, except the CAQ just doesn’t want to do that. (And the Liberals before them didn’t either.) When it comes down to it, provincial politicians love capital investments because they get to cut ribbons, but they don’t see any political gain in making sure there’s enough operating budget.
Ian 11:12 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
Sorry, I was attempting to draw a parallel in mentality. You’re right though, and what I meant was that the money is there but (as you point out) the political will isn’t.
James 11:24 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
Panama has only 250 spaces (about 2 full trains) and Brossard has 3000 (I believe that 1/3 are paid spots). The problem for the commuter quoted in the article is that if you decide to drive and arrive to find all the spots are gone you have no nearby streets to park on. The nearest parkable street near Brossard station is a long walk. Du-Quartier and Panama all are private parking lots where parking all day and not shopping there is not allowed. I believe that the town of Brossard has recently introduced resident parking permits near the Panama station to prevent people arriving from far and parking on the residential streets.
The same problem will occur at the Point-Claire station and I’m sure similar news articles will be written in a few years time.
The solution is to take the bus to the station.
Kate 13:06 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
I imagine part of the point of limiting parking is to encourage people to take the bus to the station, but it won’t happen without a good deal of squawking.
Anton 07:21 on 2023-09-22 Permalink
One complicated problem for buses: the design of the new Panama bus terminus is a real slog for transfers (which btw was known 2016).
But yeah, the half hour buses are the real problem that could be fixed.