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 city centre. How many decisions does council make that garner 88% support? How many programs could one conceive of which would result in 35% of the respondents changing their behaviour?
The pilot project has confirmed the premise that historical parking policies have had a significant negative impact on the downtown area.
The public has spoken. It is pretty clear that the free parking pilot should be made permanent. DM