Paid parking will be extended in downtown Montreal starting this November
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The City of Montreal is extending paid parking downtown, meaning late-night visitors will have to feed the meter until 11 p.m. most evenings.
The City of Montreal is extending paid parking downtown, meaning late-night visitors will have to feed the meter until 11 p.m. most evenings.
As of Nov. 15, paid parking in much of downtown and the Old Port will apply between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on weekdays (currently 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturdays (currently 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
The Sunday paid parking hours, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., will stay the same. Additionally, the fee of $4 per hour is maintained.
Here are the five sectors of the Ville-Marie borough affected by the change:
The city is changing the paid parking schedule to "be more consistent with the opening hours of different businesses and cultural institutions," said councillor Sophie Mauzerolle in a press release.
The idea is to increase turnover and free up street parking spaces, attracting more people to the downtown area.
