Mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe says it’s time to end the use of costly parking-metre policies as a money grab. 
An NPA government will make metered street parking outside the downtown core free on Sundays and statutory holidays, and will reduce meter times across Vancouver to make the city friendlier to families, seniors and those with mobility issues who need cars, mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe announced today.
He says meter times will end at 8:00 p.m. instead of 10:00 p.m.
“The extended times were brought in for the 2010 Olympic Games, but they have stuck. It’s nothing more than a way to gouge motorists,” he says. “There’s no reason Vancouverites should pay for parking that late into the evening.”
By providing free parking on Sundays and holidays outside of downtown, and reducing meter hours from 10 pm to 8 pm, the NPA is showing respect for Vancouver businesses and motorists, he notes.
LaPointe says: “Forcing metered parking on the city 365 days a year is a money grab. The NPA wants to add to the liveability of an extremely expensive city by giving Vancouverites a break.”