Limited parking along Kensington Road frustrating business owners – Calgary | 24CA News

A squeeze on parking alongside Kensington Road in Calgary’s northwest has some business homeowners calling on metropolis officers to step in.

Telesa Brown, who operates a hair salon at The District Studios — a collective of small companies contained in the legion constructing — mentioned restricted long-term parking within the space has grow to be a rising concern.

“The biggest thing is there is no other option, and there’s no long-term option,” Brown instructed Global News.

With underground parking within the constructing restricted and shared amongst the companies inside, clients and shoppers have relied on road parking on 18A Street N.W., and within the westbound lanes of Kensington Road.

However, building of a brand new improvement subsequent door has taken up these parking areas for tools.

Brown mentioned within the short-term, she’d like the town to open up road parking within the eastbound lane of Kensington Road throughout from the event.

But Brown additionally needs to see a longer-term resolution in place for when the mixed-use constructing opens its doorways for residents and companies, and feels her considerations haven’t been heard.

“I would like to see some permanency because when that building goes up, there is also going to be retail space at the bottom of it, it would be nice for those businesses as well to add extra parking,” Brown mentioned.

Ward 7 Coun. Terry Wong, who represents the world, mentioned his workplace has been in touch with the town’s mobility division on momentary resolution, with the problem exacerbated by the development.

“We’re waiting for mobility to confirm a solution strategy that they’re about ready to release to us,” Wong instructed Global News. “That’s the reason I haven’t been able to get back to the businesses there.”

Wong mentioned he expects the momentary resolution technique can be prepared by the tip of the week.

Truman Homes, the developer constructing the mixed-use improvement, didn’t reply to Global News’ request for remark.

With many new developments popping up within the space, Brown mentioned she’d like for a assessment of the town’s parking tips when approving mixed-use developments.

“This issue is getting worse all across the city,” Brown mentioned. “It’d be nice for city council to review and add a minimum requirement for parking.”

According to Wong, metropolis councillors make the willpower on improvement permits and parking necessities relying on the property’s of land-use designation in addition to density and occupancy.

“There’s always that proverbial question of how much parking is required. Standard land-use will give you a certain ratio of parking to square footage or parking to the number of units of residents,” Wong mentioned.

“Ultimately, you don’t really know until you build it out, and when you build it out, that’s when the challenges in the community come in.”

Wong mentioned he hopes establishing enhancements to the 5A transportation community in a number of areas, together with Kensington Road, could assist with longer-term options for entry to companies and neighbourhoods within the space.

He added there’s additionally work underway between metropolis officers and several other of the town’s business enchancment areas to assist information modifications to road parking insurance policies, which is anticipated later this spring.

&copy 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.