AArrrrrrggghhhh!!

Toronto Transit Commission
1900 Yonge Street,
Toronto, Ontario.
M4S 1Z2

Re: Change to Hours of Free Parking (effective January 2, 2003)
   “For cash customers no more free parking after 3pm, Monday to Friday. Free parking only on weekends and holidays.”

I think this change in parking policy is a bad idea, and will discourage TTC ridership.

When I go to work, I leave my car at home and take the TTC to the office. I buy subway tokens when I need them. I do not make enough trips in a month (52) so a Metropass is not cost-effective.

Occasionally I go downtown in the evening during the week. I used to park my car for free at Islington Station, and take the subway in to town, especially if I was heading somewhere close to the subway line.

Now, if I am to do the same thing, I need to park at the $4 lot on Cordova, and walk all the way to the subway. I don’t mind paying $3.80 (2 subway tokens) for the convenience of taking the TTC downtown. But I am NOT going to pay $7.80 or $8.80 for the INconvenience of having to park so far away; I can park downtown for cheaper!

So not only will you NOT be getting my parking money, but you will NOT be getting my TTC fare money, either.

You should be doing more to encourage TTC ridership, and I urge you to reverse this change in parking policy.

Thank you.