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Modify the regulations governing street parking to give priority to residents and their visitors. Institute a pilot project of temporary permits for visitors.

Use a variety of methods – regulatory, fee-based and technological – to enforce the principle of user-payer and improve management of existing parking, always with a view to promoting alternative forms of transportation and eliminating unnecessary car traffic.

Through regulation, impose a limit on the number of parking spots permitted for each new construction but no minimum. Negotiate with developers to convince them to reduce the amount of parking available in return for improved service of sites by public and active transit.

In parallel, gradually reduce the total number of parking places available in Montreal. For instance, any new construction of private parking lots would be countered by an equivalent reduction of street parking.

Finally, insist that the government of Quebec reduce the construction of supplementary downtown parking under consideration for major projects: Quartier international, CHUM, Quartier de la santé and UQÀM.

In mixed residential and commercial neighbourhoods, make metered parking free after 6 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well as after 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. This would make life easier for residents when stores are closed on weekday evenings. On weekend afternoons, it would also provide spaces for visitors without harming commercial activity.
Furthermore, harmonize the cost and hours of parking meters on arteries (the city’s jurisdiction) and adjacent streets (the jurisdiction of the various boroughs) to reduce confusion.

Determine the cost of residential parking permits according to the size of the vehicles. The logic behind this is that larger cars take up more space and should thus pay more.

Redevelop open, off-street parking lots to create more residential housing, parks and green spaces and other urban installations. Give priority to redeveloping parking lots in the downtown and older areas of the city whose full potential is undermined by this under-used land.

Eliminate illegal parking lots and parking practices as well as parking in places not intended for such use by imposing dissuasive fines. Prohibit parking in parks during major events.