Winnipeggers invited to provide feedback on new, colour-coded timetables in Exchange District
Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg is launching a new pilot in the Exchange District to help improve the readability of parking signage. Beginning this week, new parking guides will be installed on existing signposts on segments of Bannatyne Avenue, King Street, and Arthur Street.
"This pilot will help reduce confusion around parking in order to make it easier for those arriving by car to patronize local businesses in our historic Exchange District," said Matt Allard, Chairperson of the Standing Policy Committee on Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works.
“This is a great pilot project to make it easier for people to understand the fluctuating parking requirements in the Exchange District,” said Vivian Santos, Councillor for Point Douglas. “We’ve heard from businesses that parking can be a barrier to visit the neighbourhood. These new guides, which incorporate universal design standards, will help address this challenge and communicate the parking requirements more clearly.”
The new guides feature an easy-to-read, colour-coded timetable that outlines all the parking prohibitions in effect for the surrounding spaces. During the first phase of the pilot, the parking guides will be in place alongside the existing regulatory signage:
A potential second phase will consist of replacing existing parking signage with new designs that are intended to further improve readability. This phase will be subject to approval from the Province of Manitoba, which legislates regulatory signage through the Highway Traffic Act, as well as Council.
The City is asking for public feedback until July 31 to better understand the issues Winnipeggers face with parking signs, and whether the parking guide design is an improvement for those visiting the pilot area.
Share your feedback by scanning the QR code beneath the parking guide, or by contacting 311.