Driving in Montreal isn’t always easy: from endless trafic, to roads in bad conditions, to finding street parking…owning a car isn’t necessarily the best idea if you’re travelling on the island itself. And now, street parking costs are about to increase..argh.
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The city has announced that as of April 1st, 2019, street parking meters in the city will be increasing their pricing by 0.25$ per hour in all bouroughs. According to Mayor Plante, there hasn’t been an increase for over a decade, and this increase follows inflation costs. Fair enough…
Depending on where you’re going, you will end up paying from $1.75 per hour to $3.25 per hour (especially if you’re planning on parking downtown). So at the end of the day, is it worth it to drive a car and park it in the street for the day? Or is taking public transportation a better idea? I’ll let you think about that…
