Howard Park Avenue residents say being designated a snow route leaves them with no legal place to park during snowstorms, forcing them to risk fines or park far from home.
“If we park on our street, it’s a $100 ticket, and if you park nearby, we also get a ticket, like $45,” Silva said to Now Toronto. “No matter where we park, we get a ticket.”
In recent weeks, Toronto has been hit by two snowstorms. Sunday’s storm brought a historic 60 centimetres of snow to the region in one day. Silva says residents have already received parking tickets as a result of these events.
As a result, Silva says he now parks his car at a friend’s home downtown and then takes an Uber or the TTC back to his home.
“See how much time I’m wasting in the day? And how much extra money I’m [spending], I cannot afford this anymore,” he said.
Silva, who already received a ticket in February of last year, says the situation has taken a toll on him.
“I cannot concentrate on my work anymore, because when I leave my work, I have to think, ‘Oh, where am I gonna leave my car?,’” he said.
Wow it's almost like building our entire society around automobile ownership isn't saleable or something!!
Like I live in a medium sized town and Snow Routes work well enough because lower density.
But like already the newest skyscraper doesn't have any designated loading zones out front for deliveries, ppl just have to throw their 4ways on and hope for the best.
I see videos of people in New York getting plowed in WHILE digging their car out. I'd almost consider blocking the plow not gonna lie.
We need Chinese electric TRAINS not fucking cars.