Dear Editor:
The provincial government introduced paid parking for provincial parks and it was a disaster.
This decision was later reversed because locals felt they were priced out of their own parks. Living in Upper Lynn Valley, I find that on-street parking is becoming scarcer as the level of development escalates. Homeowners are renting out basement suites and rooms (some legal, others not) to make ends meet. Renters have cars too and it is not uncommon for one house to have six cars or more parking on the streets.
Prior to constructing the Fromme Mountain parking lot, the mountain bikers had to park on the district streets. This resulted in areas close to the top of Mountain Highway deemed residents parking only. This resulted in the bikers parking farther away on the streets that are not so designated. So what is going to happen if paid parking is introduced? Drivers are going to try to find free parking in front of taxpayers’ houses and with that comes conflict.
I find that to have paid parking for our local parks is a misguided and inappropriate suggestion. Let people enjoy the natural beauty of what the North Shore has to offer.
Dennis Attfield
North Vancouver
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