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01-05-2010, 10:10 AM
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| Parking in Yaletown?
Where do you guys park when you're in Yaletown? ie Hamilton St., Mainland etc.
...seems like all the free spots are taken on Saturday nights, as are meter spots...and the next option is to park in a garage far away and walk in the rain?
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01-05-2010, 10:14 AM
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parking in yaletown? BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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01-05-2010, 10:15 AM
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01-05-2010, 10:53 AM
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there's still "free" spots in downtown?
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01-05-2010, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by hotjoint  there's still "free" spots in downtown? | the best i could come up with are residential areas and parking meters after 8pm or 9pm or whenever it is that they are free...but seems like the latter are usually taken and the former...well that's tricky
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01-05-2010, 01:23 PM
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oakridge and canada line
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01-05-2010, 01:37 PM
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lol i'm looking for options other than skytraining in this case
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01-05-2010, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu oakridge and canada line | plans to install a strict parking enforcement in a few months if not already.
soo.. oakridge, parking ticket and canada line
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01-05-2010, 09:47 PM
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No such thing as free parking in downtown.  Plus they change the meters already from free after 8pm to 10pm and it cost 2 dollars for half an hour.
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01-05-2010, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by skyxx No such thing as free parking in downtown. Plus they change the meters already from free after 8pm to 10pm and it cost 2 dollars for half an hour. | there are actually free spots all over, it's random though because one block will be free and the next will be metered. You have to know your way around to know all the spots.
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01-06-2010, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Chicken Balls there are actually free spots all over, it's random though because one block will be free and the next will be metered. You have to know your way around to know all the spots. | care to share with us?  | |
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01-06-2010, 08:36 AM
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now we're getting somewhere haha...
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01-06-2010, 08:40 AM
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how long do u need to park for?
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01-06-2010, 08:43 AM
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2 hours?
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01-06-2010, 11:12 AM
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Down pacific boulevard, and the smaller residental streets towards the burraurd inlet are all free non-metered.
There's plenty free, but they're all taken by around 7 or 8pm.
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01-08-2010, 08:55 AM
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to those that are advising me to skytrain:
skytrain cost:
$2: park and ride cost at bridgeport station
$3.75x4=$15: cost for two people to go there and back
total to skytrain: $17
driving cost:
$12: 2 hours of meter parking in yaletown (assuming i have to pay)
$3: gas..total guess here, but sounds reasonable
total to drive: $15
...raped by bc transit :-(
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01-08-2010, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by drunkrussian to those that are advising me to skytrain:
skytrain cost:
$2: park and ride cost at bridgeport station
$3.75x4=$15: cost for two people to go there and back
total to skytrain: $17
driving cost:
$12: 2 hours of meter parking in yaletown (assuming i have to pay)
$3: gas..total guess here, but sounds reasonable
total to drive: $15
...raped by bc transit :-( | Its 2 bucks all zones on the weekend (unless they changed it during the olypmics)
so..
Skytrain cost:
$2: Parking
$2 x 4 = $8: Skytrain
Total to bus: $10 (weekend)
Driving cost:
$12: 2 hours of meter parking + stress of driving/parking downtime
$3: gas..total guess here, but sounds reasonable (but with traffic/looking for parking/idling you may pay more
total to drive: $15 + more depending on conditions
I was like you and much preferred driving then busing downtown, but once i realized how easy/relatively inexpensive it was (compared to parking d/t) I became a believer.
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01-08-2010, 09:24 AM
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ooooo thanks for the info. Does friday night count as a weekend to them?
yeah i'm all for skytraining, after 4 years at sfu lol...but depends on the occasion and what i'll be doing.
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I dunno about a half a tank of gas, due to idling etc. lol...but i agree with your point either way.
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01-08-2010, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by hotjoint there's still "free" spots in downtown? | ya i'd be surprise too, most of them are either meters or private lot where u have to pay to play
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01-08-2010, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by drunkrussian ooooo thanks for the info. Does friday night count as a weekend to them?
yeah i'm all for skytraining, after 4 years at sfu lol...but depends on the occasion and what i'll be doing.
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I dunno about a half a tank of gas, due to idling etc. lol...but i agree with your point either way. | Lol actually I just to bus to SFU from RICHMOND, so I am in the same boat in terms of skytrain hate. I say try it once either way and see which is more time consuming/cost effective.
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01-10-2010, 12:58 PM
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so i parked in yaletown on drake st. at 5:30pm yesterday (saturday). It was so dead and so many spots, that even in yaletown there were spots, right on hamilton streets. Prolly combo of dead time + canucks game :-D
Oh, and i paid via phone and i think the software fucked up, cause i got 2 hours of parking for $3 LOL win. https://www.verrus.com/verrus/index.aspx | |
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01-10-2010, 02:07 PM
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Yeah, it usually starts to get busy after 630ish. I went down for dinner a few weeks back at 6 and plenty of spots too.
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