Parking in Waterloo Region

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Unfortunately perception (that there is a lack of convenient parking) is a more powerful force for the BIA at city hall than the reality (that there's sufficient parking.)

I think the BIA knows that there's plenty of parking in uptown overall, though not much of that is north of Erb Street - which is what the city is responding to. Individual businesses can feel otherwise, however.

Adding some temporary parking in areas that are planned for redevelopment does not really bother me. Especially if the city follows up and redevelops the surface parking south of Erb sooner rather than later.