Click on the links below to see proposed changes to street parking on these streets. Metcalfe St. Dumbarton St. Arthur St. N.
Category: Parking that car
Downtown free parking initiative
Congratulations on the outstanding success of your free parking pilot in the downtown core. The recent Oracle survey results are crystal clear: your constituents are in support of free on street parking in the downtown, and perhaps more importantly, free parking has resulted in a marked positive change in consumer behaviour in support of the […]
About Council’s downtown parking decisions
I would like to express my dismay at your decisions re downtown parking. I cannot believe you are planning to have 1000 parking spaces in downtown Guelph. Organize little electric buses to bring people downtown. Other cities are closing their downtown to cars (in enlightened countries, not in the U.S.) and you are planning to […]
Downtown parking garages & Emma St. footbridge
I am compelled to contact you as my Ward Representatives, to communicate to you my concern on how quickly the Wilson Street Parking garage is being implemented. I don’t understand the reasoning, and I’m going on the assumption that you supported the decision. I am concerned about the number of large capital projects the city […]
Downtown Guelph’s March Update
Wilson Street Parking Garage On March 25, 2008 City Council endorsed moving forward with a site assessment and a conceptual design for a new parkade on the current Wilson Street parking lot. This multi-storey structure will include main-floor retail opportunities and will be integrated with the surrounding streetscape. This new parking facility will support local […]
Wilson St. garage a mistake
$30,000 per parking space? An eyesore between two historic buildings? This decision has truly shattered my faith in the leadership and decision making abilities of you and this council . I can’t express how disappointed I am in the approval of this project, particularly so quickly, seemingly with little debate.
Dufferin St. parking changes
Dufferin St. parking changes
DC’s and the South End Recreational Centre
There is a growing and very vocal number of residents living in the south end of Guelph advocating for a new recreational centre to be built as soon as possible. Currently, the City of Guelph has in it’s capital budget, construction of a new south end rec centre sometime in 2014. The projected cost of the rec centre […]
2 hour free parking pilot review criteria
The Downtown Guelph Business Association, who support this pilot, agreed to assist in monitoring available retail/commercial space downtown. They also offered their support in gathering financial information before and after the 2 hour free parking project was in place. Downtown businesses agreed to share percentage changes year-over-year in order to provide financial information
Memo on 2 hour free parking pilot
This communication is intended to clarify the 2 hour free pilot project as it is currently being administered. At the Council meeting of June 25, 2007, the following resolution was passed: “THAT staff from Economic Development and Tourism, Operations and Finance be directed to work with representatives of the Downtown Board of Management to develop […]