(07-26-2017, 08:02 AM)Canard Wrote: In Toronto, a recent blitz/project over the last several months by PEO K. Ashley to target people who park their vehicles in bike lanes has resulted in Canada Post publicly stating that they will stop parking in bike lanes... in Toronto.
#BikeTO and all of @CycleToronto ... This is what happens...when community comes together. #TOPoli. Thank you @JohnTory and @canadapostcorp pic.twitter.com/AkMTqhaOzi
— PEO K. Ashley (@TPS_ParkingPal) July 25, 2017
I'm happy to see this progress (I've gone on my own little blitz from time to time alerting companies when I see their vehicles stopped), but I'm a bit sad that it isn't a commitment to do this Canada-wide.
Is there any reason that in Waterloo Region, this is handled by bylaw officers, and not by the police? I would think that if any police vehicle (OPP or WRPS) drove past someone parked in a bike lane... couldn't they also ticket them? (My understanding is that it's bylaw who has to see it in order to issue a fine)
For Kitchener's by-law, WRPS has the authority, but rarely write tickets. [OPP do not have authority, and I would assume that is the same in any jurisdiction where there is a regional or city police service). In fact they are likely to call By-Law units over the radio to come and issue a ticket than they are to write it themselves. They are already short-staffed running from call to call to take over parking enforcement duties. This is the same in every city I would think. (Even though Toronto Police is responsible for the PEU, a regular patrol constable would be highly unlikely to stop and write tickets)
Coke