Parking Signs Pilot

Pilot Regulatory Signs

Regulatory signs are signs that face the street and are intended to inform drivers about parking rules so they can determine where they are allowed to park. To make the signs easier to read and understand while driving, the pilot area has new regulatory signs in place.

The new signs were designed using principles that have been successful in other cities, such as New York and Los Angeles. They have been adapted to align with typical Canadian street signage that uses more visual symbols compared to U.S. counterparts. Principles for the new sign design include:

• Use visual and iconographic language with words acting in a supplementary capacity
• Consolidate multiple sign regulations into one larger sign where possible
• Use positive visual language (i.e. avoid language that focuses on prohibitions such as ‘don’t park here’; instead, use affirmative language such as ‘you can park here’).

Current Regulatory Signs and Newly Designed Regulatory Signs for Phase 2
 

Pilot Parking Guides

Parking guides face the sidewalk and are intended to be used once you exit your vehicle and are intended to make sense of a number of parking regulations. The timetable and use of colours and symbols are intended to make it easier to understand when parking is allowed and when paying for parking is required.

Regulatory Parking Signs Facing the Street and Parking Guide Facing the Sidewalk
 

Notice how there are a number of parking regulations that apply to this area. It may be difficult to determine when certain rules apply and when other rules apply. The parking guide puts all of these regulations into one timetable. You can find the time you are parking and then the day of the week to determine whether parking is in the red or green area and whether paying for parking is required.

In late summer 2021, the City considered the feedback received on the first parking guide design and revised the guides.