City hall is once again taking a look at the parking situation in Ladner Village.
In response to a recent letter to Delta council by a business person on Bridge Street, who raised the issue of lack of parking for her customers, civic staff is assessing the parking situation in the village and will be bringing forward a report.
The lack of parking has been an issue for years as employees are seen as the biggest culprits in taking up valuable customer spots. The city has tried increasing the turnover over the years with new time limits but hasn’t gone so far as building a parkade or installing parking meters.
Several years ago a civic advisory committee looking into the revitalization of the waterfront and downtown core in Ladner was told there isn’t a big parking problem, but that could change with increased density. During those discussions, one of the suggestions was for council to consider “low cost” parking solutions, such as timed parking stalls or meters.
According to a consultant at the time, a clear parking strategy is needed for the redevelopment of the area because current capacity needs to be balanced with additional pressures that may come from redevelopment, particularly “destination” uses.
A Delta parking review a decade earlier found Ladner businesses were not in favour of pay parking as a management tool.
Pay parking, private or public, is currently prohibited in Delta.
The new civic advisory committee looking at renewing Ladner Village is to discuss the parking issue.
