Who pays to park at work

[slingshot]

Wife pays over a grand a year and it's going up.She says you don't want to leave the lot because on return the lot may be full. This is a payroll deduction not a hourly charge.

[Okotokian]

oh man, I'd kill to pay a grand a year. I just got offered a spot in my building in downtown Calgary for the low bargain rate of $385/month but turned it down as I can park at the Ctrain station (reserved parking section) for about $90/mo and then pay $103 for a transit pass.

[masalma]

Originally Posted by slingshot

Wife pays over a grand a year and it's going up.She says you don't want to leave the lot because on return the lot may be full. This is a payroll deduction not a hourly charge.

Used to pay $320/month for heated underground when I worked in downtown Edmonton. Work paid $150 out of it. Definitely not cheap and always full. Show up a little late and you park on the roof.

[Mayhem]

Lot of people I work with do, not me tho. I can insure 2 vehicles with full coverage annually for the cost of parking. No thank you.

[recce43]

5.00 bucks ever two weeks pay for plugins

[lone wolf]

Heated basement parking, guaranteed spot. Absolute steal at $30.00 very two weeks, yet some employees got bent right out of shape a few years back when it doubled from $15.00 to $30.00

[avb3]

If you don't pay for parking at work, you may be liable for the free parking you get to be a taxable benefit on your T4. There are some exceptions.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tp...prkng-eng.html

[schmedlap]

over $300 per month each (downtown Chuk, underground, heated - and that is a tenant "deal") for the employees and partners who have parking as part of their contracts. Me - I happen to live near Century Park and just take the LRT, except on the very odd occasion that I actually need my vehicle during the day (and that is a pain, between the rush hour driving, and finding any all day parking in downtown Chuk after 7:00 am is difficult and stupidly expensive). I could just take the paid parking of course, but ... $80 per month (roughly with discount for buying at least 10 passes per month for the employment group), quicker, far less hassle, and can read the paper on the train, whilst being entertained by the "flow of humanity", which takes in everything from some friends with whom to converse, to seeing the latest hipster and trans variations on "style", to some interesting "self-conversations" and public dissertations from the clearly deranged (?).

The problem for most, in Edmonton, is the utter lack of intelligent planning to encourage taking the LRT. If you don't happen to live near a station, as I do, then there is nowhere to park for free or at a reasonable rate (the cheaper paid parking at CP is very small in volume and has a very long waiting list, and the free parking is full by 7:00 am, and god help you if you park at Southgate Mall all day - non permissio, fine and towed). The free parking at CP (about 1300 vehicles) is going to be gone fairly shortly - the only reason it exists at all is the land developer has had to defer their plans for the condo towers on that site for several years, and they are about to go forward with the towers as rentals (soft condo market). If the city people had half a brain (wishful thinking?) they would put up a huge (2000 cars?) minimalist multi-storied parkade with relatively low parking rates at the north end of the CP lands, where they own the land, and continue to attract the heavy traffic to the LRT at that location. But they seem to be interested, and fixated, in LRT as a further contributor to traffic gridlock, rather than any solution (?).

[NCC]

When I worked downtown Calgary parking was ~$600/month in the parkade under our building. Company paid for it but it was a taxable benefit. More than I've ever paid for rent.

[Bergerboy]

$550 a month for the spot in Calgary.

[KWO]

$425/month on downtown Calgary. Thank goodness the company pays for it.

[jtiwana]

Originally Posted by schmedlap

over $300 per month each (downtown Chuk, underground, heated - and that is a tenant "deal") for the employees and partners who have parking as part of their contracts. Me - I happen to live near Century Park and just take the LRT, except on the very odd occasion that I actually need my vehicle during the day (and that is a pain, between the rush hour driving, and finding any all day parking in downtown Chuk after 7:00 am is difficult and stupidly expensive). I could just take the paid parking of course, but ... $80 per month (roughly with discount for buying at least 10 passes per month for the employment group), quicker, far less hassle, and can read the paper on the train, whilst being entertained by the "flow of humanity", which takes in everything from some friends with whom to converse, to seeing the latest hipster and trans variations on "style", to some interesting "self-conversations" and public dissertations from the clearly deranged (?).

The problem for most, in Edmonton, is the utter lack of intelligent planning to encourage taking the LRT. If you don't happen to live near a station, as I do, then there is nowhere to park for free or at a reasonable rate (the cheaper paid parking at CP is very small in volume and has a very long waiting list, and the free parking is full by 7:00 am, and god help you if you park at Southgate Mall all day - non permissio, fine and towed). The free parking at CP (about 1300 vehicles) is going to be gone fairly shortly - the only reason it exists at all is the land developer has had to defer their plans for the condo towers on that site for several years, and they are about to go forward with the towers as rentals (soft condo market). If the city people had half a brain (wishful thinking?) they would put up a huge (2000 cars?) minimalist multi-storied parkade with relatively low parking rates at the north end of the CP lands, where they own the land, and continue to attract the heavy traffic to the LRT at that location. But they seem to be interested, and fixated, in LRT as a further contributor to traffic gridlock, rather than any solution (?).

Agree a 100%. I used LRT for 2 years but got sick of waiting for buses to reach LRT station. Century park gets full by 7:00AM. Now I park downtown, heated underground. Costs me $160 a month, don't mind it one bit.

[Kim473]

Originally Posted by jtiwana

Agree a 100%. I used LRT for 2 years but got sick of waiting for buses to reach LRT station. Century park gets full by 7:00AM. Now I park downtown, heated underground. Costs me $160 a month, don't mind it one bit.

Even at $160/month, would almost be cheaper to take a cab to work. Probably would be cheaper if you factored in gas, insurance, maintenence and the general cost of your vehical. Never a cold vehical in the winter.

Could probably have a Limo piick you up everyday.

[gmcmax05]

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[gmcmax05]

Seriously!! whens the last time you rode in a cab! He said per month, not per day

[ccmckee]

I run a building downtown Calgary, and we charge $350/ mo for outside reserved parking. Employees get a discount at $250/ mo and yes i pay that as well but i get to charge back half of it in my monthly bill to them.I have no option but to drive to work as i need a vehicle to do my job. The impark lot behind us charges $450/ mo with out a reserved spot so you may or may not have a spot when you arrive. We barely cover the property taxes on the lot with what we charge, Mayor Spenshi and his council slapped us with a 268% tax increase last year.

[namsaa]

I rent a stall at one of the apartment buildings downtown Edmonton for $135/month. Along with this I car pool so I split this cost with my friend. Just glad that no one else in the apartment building needs the spot.

[JB_AOL]

$300/mth, Beltline/downtown limits.
Oh, and company pays for it.

[avb3]

A bit off topic, but I know people who rent space at a marina in Miami because it is cheaper than paying for parking. The marina spaces come with one parking spot.

That is the same philosophy that namsaa is using above.

[JB_AOL]

Originally Posted by avb3

A bit off topic, but I know people who rent space at a marina in Miami because it is cheaper than paying for parking. The marina spaces come with one parking spot.

That is the same philosophy that namsaa is using above.

Well, technically, I rent a "room" from my rentee, as his place doesn't allow them to rent out parking stalls. lol.

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by gmcmax05

Seriously!! whens the last time you rode in a cab! He said per month, not per day

How much is a cab these days?
It's been a while since I was in a cab. Last time I was in a cab in Vancouver, there were no new Canadians driving. I said it was a while ago.

I don't pay for parking. summer I park outside. Winter in my heated shop.

[wags]

$25 every two weeks.

Cheers

[Domestique]

Downtown Cowtown will have close to 20% vacancy rate by spring. I suspect the cost of parking may drop a bit.

[SteyrSSG]

Instructors at NAIT pay $90.00 a month for parking.

[jtiwana]

Originally Posted by Kim473

Even at $160/month, would almost be cheaper to take a cab to work. Probably would be cheaper if you factored in gas, insurance, maintenence and the general cost of your vehical. Never a cold vehical in the winter.

Could probably have a Limo piick you up everyday.

Cabs are not cheap, I do have a regular account with Cab Company in Edmonton. My kids take it from school everyday. It costs 17 dollars for an 8 km trip. My trip one way to downtown is probably 3 times that distance.

As regards insurance gas etc, I still need vehicles to do other things. Even if it was cheaper, I still would drive mine just because of the convenience factor.

I guess to each his own.

[synik]

$30/ month for electrical or free without. I guess I should be grateful to live in a small city.

[Clgy_Dave2.0]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

How much is a cab these days?
It's been a while since I was in a cab. Last time I was in a cab in Vancouver, there were no new Canadians driving. I said it was a while ago.

I don't pay for parking. summer I park outside. Winter in my heated shop.

Well I live only 15 km from the downtown core. It's a 19 minute drive.
Cab fare would be around $80 return each day.
Great idea.