New parking info not a sign of the times
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UPGRADED signs with street-parking information didn’t impress enough people to get beyond a city pilot project in the Exchange District.
Based on negative feedback received, a new civic administration report recommends that none of the trial signs installed along Bannatyne Avenue, King Street and Arthur Street become permanent.
The report notes most Winnipeggers surveyed did not like the colour-coded parking guides installed on the backs of sign posts to help drivers double-check parking rules after exiting their vehicles. Reviews suggested they are unclear and cluttered.
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The colour-coded parking guides installed in the Exchange District as part of a city pilot project will not be sticking around.
The guides were expected to be highly visible, using red to note times parking is prohibited and green to show when it is permitted.
Separate regulatory parking signs that could be viewed while a motorist was still driving and searching for a spot were also tested. But the public also indicated a preference to keep existing signs in that case, as well.
The pilot project was intended to address concerns that confusing street parking signs were deterring people from visiting businesses in the Exchange District.
The city said the survey revealed some positive features of the new parking signs, such as “improved clarity” on parking rules for accessible paid parking and accessible loading zones signs (which serve those with disabilities). Potential changes for accessible parking signage will be explored in the future.
The report will be discussed at council’s public works committee meeting on Nov. 29.