Calgary pilot project aims to create more parking spaces downtown

CALGARY- As the downtown parking crunch continues to infuriate commuters, the city is looking for new ways to increase the number of spaces.

City council has approved a review of the downtown parking policy, to see if there are better ways to keep up with demand.

Calls for more parking spots are coming from the business community, says Mac Logan, the general manager of City Transportation.

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“The message that we are getting from the building development industry is the supply of employee parking is not meeting what the market demand is.”

The mayor says part of the problem comes from increased density in the core.

The city is currently studying the use of buffer zones around intersections. One idea being floated around is to allow Car2Gos to park in a special zone near traffic lights, freeing up more on street parking for private vehicles.

A pilot project is about to get underway.