For a City of the Future, Mississauga’s Parking Spot Policy is Stuck in the Past
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TORONTO STOREYS
Christina Varga
Mississauga currently requires condos to have one parking spot per studio unit; more for larger units. But as the city moves to a more transit-friendly, urban place, is it appropriate to keep up that ratio?
In fact, some condo developers say many owners in the downtown already don’t want a parking space. Actually, developers and city managers and consultants all agree there needs to be less parking, though they may disagree over how much and how fast those spots should disappear.
“Clients I am representing now are all looking for (parking) reductions,” says Ed Sajecki, Partner and Co-founder of Sajecki Planning and the former commissioner of planning and building for Mississauga.