By Staff
May 22nd, 2021
BURLINGTON, ON
There isn’t an elected official at city hall who hasn’t had to deal with parking issues. That situation isn’t about to change this weekend when the city makes it mandatory to pay for parking in the Beachway.
Earlier in the year, before paid parking was required, people would park right in front of the No parking sign.
The city needed a way to get some control over parking in the Beachway. People were leaving their vehicles wherever they could find a space: chaos reigned.
Effective now you have to pay to park in the Beachway – and finding a space is not guaranteed. When you do find a space you follow the signs.
There are two ways to pay.
Use the Honk app or use you cell phone camera and take a picture of the QR code and you will be on your way.
The city will have Park Ambassadors roaming around the parking lot – they are there to help. Be polite to them.
There will be free parking passes for Halton Region residents on the weekends.
Exemptions are not required on holidays as parking is free on holidays. Visitors must have a valid parking exemption or pay for parking on Saturdays and Sundays only from May 22 to Sept. 25
When Halton Region residents arrive at Beachway parking lot, they can find a City of Burlington ambassador to receive a paper permit and display it on their dashboard. The online form will be available in July. The exemption form link will be added to www.burlington.ca/paypark when it is available.
It is going to be messy – Burlingtonians have not had to share their beach all that much. The pandemic brought thousands to the waterfront – the space has to be shared.
Parking is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends and holidays in all downtown municipal parking lots, including the Locust Street Garage.
You can park free on the street.
There is parking space at the hospital parking structure. Parking in the city is free on the weekends and you can catch a bus at the John Street terminal and use Burlington Transit’s Routes 4, 10 and HSR’s Route 11 to get to the east end of Beachway Park.
Parking is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends and holidays in all downtown municipal parking lots, including the Locust Street Garage.
I only have a text and call phone….no data. And my banking is not on the phone. How does a senior like me pay for parking?
I drove by the hospital parking lot earlier today and just beyond the lot was a sign, parking full. I’m assuming that was for the hospital parking lot. If the parking at the hospital lot was all taken by visitors to the beach I find this very disturbing. It is difficult enough to visit a loved one in hospital to offer comfort and support and now to arrive and find you cannot find a parking spot just adds to the emotional turmoil.
Please bear in mind that there is a vaccination clinic at Jo Brant and too assume the lot is full of beach goers is insane . Please educate yourself before you assume fault with the hospital
I don’t think that Eva Amos was making a statement about the hospital being at fault. I certainly did not take it that way. Furthermore, I don’t think the hospital polices who is parking at their facility. It would be assumed that they are Healthcare professionals, Hospital staff, patients or family of patients.
But, I would predict that if the beach way parking is full, beach goers will park at the JBH and it may affect parking availability for the above individuals. Again, this is just a statement with NO indictment on JBH.
I spent the last 5 weeks visiting my very ill husband at the hospital daily, I never had a problem finding a parking spot, especially on the weekend in the parking garage. I never saw this sign, parking full until this past weekend with the nice weather and parking no longer free at the beach. Coincidence, maybe. I hope so. I also am very aware there is a vaccination clinic at the hospital and the outdoor parking is blocked off and provided free of charge which is wonderful for those going to the Clinic. I also don’t see how my comment assumed fault with the hospital.
i do not have a cell phone – how do people like me pay?