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City Hall Roundup
Parkers told to use old coins
THE Winnipeg Parking Authority wants people to use older-model coins until they reprogram their machines to recognize new loonies and toonies.
The Royal Canadian Mint has started to issue new $1 and $2 coins that have an electromagnetic signature that's different from older coins. Parking stations and vending machines have to be reprogrammed to recognize the new coins or in some cases have their coin acceptor replaced.
City spokeswoman Alissa Clark said the parking authority is working to determine the most cost-effective way to update their pay stations with their supplier. Until then, she said Winnipeggers should use old coins.
The pay stations won't eat the new coins, Clark said, but will spit them out.
The Winnipeg Parking Authority has received a few complaints from citizens about the issue, but city officials said the new coins have not had a significant impact on their operations.
The City of Winnipeg has 600 pay stations on the street and in surface parking lots.
Underpass open house Wednesday
THE City of Winnipeg wants public feedback on three proposals to improve the Pembina Highway underpass.
Last year, Winnipeg launched a study of the underpass as a number of northbound lanes need to be increased from two to three lanes to help traffic flow.
Pedestrian and active transportation paths need to be improved, along with land drainage to minimize flooding during heavy rain.
The second phase of the rapid transit corridor will also need to be accommodated at the underpass.
The study found Winnipeg could remove the existing sidewalk on the east side of the underpass to provide space for a third northbound lane. The option includes constructing pedestrian and cycle paths on the east and west side by tunneling through the existing railway embankment.
A second option would see Winnipeg replace the existing railway bridge with a new bridge in the same spot and provide enough space for a third northbound lane and to widen existing lanes. Pedestrian and cycle paths could be built on the east and west side of Pembina.
The third option is the same as the second, except the existing bridge would be replaced by a new bridge on a different alignment.
A public open house will be held on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 870 Pembina Highway.
-- Jen Skerritt
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 8, 2012 B2
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