London, Ont. council votes to return free parking promotion in city core

Councillors voted 11-3 Tuesday afternoon to approve the new promotion, providing one-hour free on-street parking in the core area, along with one-hour free parking in municipal lots No. 1 and 2 in Old East Village via the Honk Mobile App until the end of the year.

Implementing the promotion would cost an estimated $300,000 for the on-street parking and $30,000 for the municipal lots. The funding comes from an economic development reserve fund.“I see this as a small move with some big impact for the mom-and-pop shops in the core area,” says Ward 13 Coun. David Ferreira, whose ward encompasses the downtown area. “I do see this as tied into downtown revitalization, to make sure that we can have that competitive advantage for the local businesses.

While she was in support of the free parking, Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson wanted staff to look into requirements for keeping the OEV lots free of garbage and “open drug use.” Ward 6 Coun. Sam Trosow, who was one of the nays on the vote, worries this will be the first in a series of extensions.

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