Lynda Lane: Councillor wants to explore paid parking [Video]

The days of free parking on a busy street near the Ottawa Hospital General Campus may be coming to an end.

A motion for next week’s transportation committee meeting from Coun. Catherine Kitts, on behalf of Alta Vista Coun. Marty Carr, calls on staff to look at implementing paid parking on Lynda Lane, off of Smyth Road.

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The road across the street from the General Campus is a popular spot for patients and visitors seven days a week. On 470 metres between Smyth Road and Billings Avenue, on-street parking is permitted on Lynda Lane.

Signs posted on Lynda Lane show motorists can park for free for a maximum of two hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

The motion says Carr’s office “regularly receives complaints” from local residents and parking users about the short-term on-street …