We had a station at the Ideas Fair held at the Old Fire Hall on January 31, thanks to all who participated!

As part of the Downtown Parking Plan Update, the City of Whitehorse and Stantec Consulting Ltd. conducted parking counts and field surveys during the month of January. The field surveys consisted of a review of on-street parking, off-street parking lots, and overall Downtown mobility to get an idea on how Downtown parking is functioning. This will provide such information as:

• how many parking stalls are being occupied during the course of the day (on a block-by-block basis);
• how long are vehicles parking for;
• what specific areas are experiencing more or less parking demand; and
• what times of the work day are experiencing more or less parking demand.

The Bylaw Services Department’s License Plate Recognition Vehicle (e.g. the white SUV) was utilized as part of the surveys. Any questions regarding the purpose of the surveys can be directed to Ben Campbell, project manager, at the contact information below.

The City’s 2011 Downtown Parking Management Plan contains 10 years of recommendations geared at ensuring the efficient and effective use of parking in the city core. Since it was adopted, approximately 75% of the recommendations from the plan have been implemented, or are underway.

Download the 2011 Plan implementation chart to see what’s been accomplished to date.

To reflect the ongoing population and commercial growth of Whitehorse, the City has initiated a process to track progress and refresh the plan with new and emerging priorities. The update process will examine a range of parking improvement initiatives and explore alternative transportation strategies that can help to ease parking demand.

Stantec Consulting Ltd. was hired to complete the work, which included a variety of data collection exercises and public engagement opportunities. The project launched in early 2018. Stakeholder and public engagement occurred in 2018 and the final plan was adopted summer 2019.