{"id":22578,"date":"2020-08-04T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/regional\/free-parking-in-downtown-burlington-ends-today\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:54:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:54:49","slug":"free-parking-in-downtown-burlington-ends-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/burlington\/free-parking-in-downtown-burlington-ends-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Free parking in downtown Burlington ends today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Free parking in downtown Burlington ends today, August 4th, and the city will be resuming fees for on-street and municipal parking lots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the last few months, parking in downtown Burlington was free as a response to the reduced numbers of those travelling to the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI: As we resume more services during Stage3 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#COVID19<\/a>, payment will be required in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DTBurlingtonON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DTBurlingtonON<\/a> for on-street parking and in municipal parking lots starting Aug. 4. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHHizusFxu\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/pHHizusFxu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BurlON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BurlON<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5MAKOYVIJ5\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5MAKOYVIJ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; City of Burlington (@cityburlington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cityburlington\/status\/1290376399040249859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But, the city says that they have started to see increased numbers of municipal parking as the city continues into Stage 3 of the reopening plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parking demand is expected to continue to grow after the city reviewed data and feedback from the public that parking is increasing to similar numbers to before the COVID-19 shutdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs our community begins to enjoy more activities with Stage 3 reopening, we\u2019ve seen an increase in parking demand and desire to manage supply and revenues,\u201d said Burlington mayor Marianne Meed Ward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mayor also mentioned that there\u2019s ongoing discussions about reinstating 20-minute curb-side pickup times to regular parking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People parking in downtown Burlington are being encouraged to use the HONK mobile app in order to reduce the amount of contact with roadside machines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Burlington entered Stage 3 of reopening on July 24th. The city has also been expanding patios of restaurants and bars in order to offer a solution to an increased demand to people dining out in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free parking in downtown Burlington ends today, August 4th, and the city will be resuming fees for on-street and municipal parking lots. 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