Comment 117193

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted March 23, 2016 at 13:04:04 in reply to Comment 117191

I'm talking about large public institutions that because of their public funding and mission have different responsibilities (and special rights like not paying property taxes) than a private business.

These institutions include: hospitals, municipalities (e.g. municipal parking lots), schools, colleges and universities. And these corporations typically provide parking for free or at below cost/below market rates. They don't provide the same subsidies and encouragement, by and large, to other modes of transport.

With respect to private businesses I would suggest removing requirements for minimum parking (which kills many business proposals downtown) and tax surface parking at a higher rate since the low rates discourage more productive uses (and encourage owners to demolish buildings and replace them by parking). For example, Hamilton could start charging surface parking lot owners for the rainwater that is channelled into the sewer system. Other municipalities do this, but the proposal has been rejected each time staff bring it up.

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2016-03-23 13:07:36

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