City pauses plan to extend paid parking hours downtown after new stickers spark confusion
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The City of Montreal is backtracking a move by the municipal parking agency to extend parking meter hours downtown after new stickers appeared on meters without prior warning. The extension would require drivers to pay the meter until 11 p.m. six nights a week.
The City of Montreal is backtracking a move by the municipal parking agency to extend parking meter hours downtown after new stickers appeared on meters without prior warning.
The extension would require drivers to pay the meter until 11 p.m. six nights a week.
Ziggy Eichenbaum was on his way to work Friday when he made the discovery.
"I was shocked. I was flabbergasted. How could they do that to downtown?" said Eichenbaum, who owns a business on Crescent Street.
The meter indicates that drivers must pay for parking from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
It's a significant shift from the current hours, particularly on weekends.
Right now, drivers must pay between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
