Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C

[Rainrider22]

Thanks for the update. That was really good. I think you always have to be patient with a new build. Not unlike a new house build with construction still going on and dirt everywhere.

Don't forget to check out, Wineology, AOK, 271 West, The Guanaquita, Mikes Caribbean, La Cucina, Yeti Cafe, Pho Dau Bo and so many more. I have never been disappointed with DTK businesses...

[tomh009]

• ParkCo really sucks. It's slow, bad customer service, and expensive. There is no free visitor parking which is really something I wish I had known when purchasing. The gate was just lowered this week preventing anyone from coming in even for a quick visit. 
  
• Will be having guests park on Water St.
  

Do you have to interact with ParkCo a lot, for your own resident parking? Is it a monthly fee?

And how much do they charge for visitor parking?

[Votemac]

Thanks for the update.  That was really good.  I think you always have to be patient with a new build.  Not unlike a new house build with construction still going on and dirt everywhere.

Don't forget to check out, Wineology, AOK, 271 West, The Guanaquita, Mikes Caribbean, La Cucina, Yeti Cafe, Pho Dau Bo and so many more.  I have never been disappointed with DTK businesses...

They are all on my list, thank you! Although I do remember going to Pho Dau Bo often in my teenage years

[CP42]

• ParkCo really sucks. It's slow, bad customer service, and expensive. There is no free visitor parking which is really something I wish I had known when purchasing. The gate was just lowered this week preventing anyone from coming in even for a quick visit. 
  
• Will be having guests park on Water St.
  

Do you have to interact with ParkCo a lot, for your own resident parking? Is it a monthly fee?

And how much do they charge for visitor parking?

If you purchased a parking license, need to interact with them to get access to the garage set up and you hardly hear from them. 

It does really suck you can’t have visitors park for free.
Here’s the pricing info: 

[Votemac]

They told me on the phone that not charging my visitors for parking for December was their special gift to us

[Momo26]

No free visitor passes? Like 5 or 10 a month per resident?

LOL who do they think they are? Condo overlooking Central Park in Manhattan.
Sheesh

[Acitta]

They literally told me on the phone that not charging my visitors for parking for December was their special gift to us lol

Why can't your visitors take the ION which stops a short distance down the street?

[CP42]

They literally told me on the phone that not charging my visitors for parking for December was their special gift to us lol

Why can't your visitors take the ION which stops a short distance down the street?

I believe Mac mentioned he’s from Toronto so I assume has some visitors from out of town. Also not everyone in the region lives near the LRT unfortunately.

[tomh009]

I believe we get charged $50 per month. This is on top of the parking license we purchased...
For overnight parking, it's 10$ on weeknights and 15$ on Fri and Sat night. They say your visitor will get 25% off this price

$50 plus the licence (which I recall wasn't cheap) is pretty pricy. And visitors too ...

Street parking for visitors is probably OK for now but once all the towers are built, it'll be pretty hard finding parking spots on the street.

[Acitta]

Why can't your visitors take the ION which stops a short distance down the street?

Because my visitor is my partner who lives in another city

There are three parking garages downtown close to ION stops.

[dtkvictim]

They literally told me on the phone that not charging my visitors for parking for December was their special gift to us lol

Why can't your visitors take the ION which stops a short distance down the street?

I think the answer (generally speaking, not necessarily for Votemac's specific situation) is that they can, but they won't. If they are already taking a car, transferring to the ION adds much more friction than finding a way to stick with the car for the entire trip. Parking on nearby streets and walking (even 5-10 minutes away) is probably still quicker than a parking garage + ION transfer, and it's cheaper. And it looks like Station Park has visitor parking, just not free, so your suggestion to use a city parking garage and transfer to the ION is both more expensive and more time consuming than just paying for parking at the condo.

For people coming from out of town, there is even more friction, since we don't use Presto and our fare machines are still garbage. And don't recommend the Duke St garage as a transfer point, since many people don't carry cash anymore and the City Hall station fare machine still errors on debit/credit payments (I've told GRT staff/fare inspectors multiple times after failing to pay, since I forgot to top up my card at another station that works).

Honestly if I didn't have my own unused parking space, I don't think anyone other than a few people in walking distance would ever visit my home. You might not like that reality, but it is what it is.

[ac3r]

Because my visitor is my partner who lives in another city

There are three parking garages downtown close to ION stops.

I assume you're making the point that people should use transit rather than cars...but if they're driving from Toronto it's just easier to have a spot at the actual place you're going as opposed to parking your car in some garage (which is risky) and then taking rapid transit to your destination. It's just annoying to do.

[Acitta]

There are three parking garages downtown close to ION stops.

I assume you're making the point that people should use transit rather than cars...but if they're driving from Toronto it's just easier to have a spot at the actual place you're going as opposed to parking your car in some garage (which is risky) and then taking rapid transit to your destination. It's just annoying to do.

The complaint was about the lack of visitor parking. I was suggesting an alternative. It is sad that car drivers expect the whole world to cater to them.

[Votemac]

You've taken my comment a bit out of context, but appreciate you providing alternatives

[Kodra24]

I assume you're making the point that people should use transit rather than cars...but if they're driving from Toronto it's just easier to have a spot at the actual place you're going as opposed to parking your car in some garage (which is risky) and then taking rapid transit to your destination. It's just annoying to do.

The complaint was about the lack of visitor parking. I was suggesting an alternative. It is sad that car drivers expect the whole world to cater to them.

Car drivers are the overwhelming majority, so yes, the system (whatever it is) should cater to the majority