Calgary adds 400 downtown parking spaces
City says new spots were created in past 2 years, and there is more to come
The Calgary Parking Authority says it is continuing to create downtown parking spots.
Troy McLeod, general manager of the parking authority, says more than 400 on-street parking spaces have been added to the downtown over the past two years.
He says some new parking spots are a result of construction projects ending, while others have been created by allowing parking on blocks where it was not previously permitted.
McLeod also says some of the increase is due to angle parking, which has been introduced on some blocks and has doubled the parking capacity of those areas.
He says even more spots will be added this year.
"We're looking at some key corridors: Fourth Street is an example. We might be able to add off-peak parking because there are four lanes of traffic, but off-peak we only really need two lanes, so we could put parking on both sides of the road on Fourth Street."
McLeod says the city anticipates adding 59 new spots in the downtown and surrounding areas this year.