April 12, 2022
The City of Edmonton is updating the EPark program to respond to current parking demands and the needs of our growing city. The changes include new operating hours at all curbside EPark zones, hourly rate increases where demand is high and maintaining low rates or removing paid parking where demand is low. These changes are consistent with other Canadian cities that have adjusted pricing in response to parking demand.
Starting May 1, 2023:
- The operating hours for all EPark zones will be 8am to 9pm Monday through Saturday and 10am to 5pm Sunday to align with local business hours, increase turnover and ensure parking space is available.
- Free curbside parking will be adjusted from 30 to 15 minutes to support businesses and customers for pickup and dropoff activities.
- Hourly parking rates will increase from $3.50 to $4.50 in high demand on-street parking areas (which applies to four per cent of EPark stalls in Edmonton), in three locations in the downtown area: Rice Howard Way, 103 Street between 102 Ave and 103 Ave, and 104 Street between Jasper Ave and 104 Ave.
- Monthly parking rates will increase from $315 to $350 at all City-owned parkades to be in line with other indoor parking rates downtown.
- The City will remove 68 EPark zones that are experiencing low demand and convert them to two or three hour time restricted zones.
- New “parking for electric vehicle charging only” signs will be installed at 22 public electric vehicle charging locations to ensure these stalls are being used as intended.
To allow time for the public to adjust, enforcement will be eased from May 1-15, 2023. Full enforcement of EPark curbside parking will resume on May 15, 2023.
Starting June 1, 2023, thirteen new EPark zones will be added to help increase turnover and free up available stalls. The locations will include:
- Three zones in the 124 Street Business Improvement Area,
- Five zones in the Old Strathcona Business Improvement Area,
- Two zones in the Kingsway Business Improvement Area, and
- Three zones in the Downtown Business Improvement Area.
