The Director of Planning and Building Services provided introductory remarks.
Brett Sears, Senior Project Manager and Robin Deboosere, WSP provided a presentation regarding Newmarket Residential Parking Study including background regarding this matter, about the residential parking study, and the study area
Members of Council queried the presenters regarding priorities for addressing key observations relating to parking demands, changing parking needs, data demographics by neighbourhoods, accessible parking in residential areas, how can businesses play a role in supporting accessible residential parking, mental health considerations as it relates to on-street parking, ensuring on-street parking access for care providers, vehicles per household, consultation, jurisdictional scans, communication and education, growth in multi-generational families, car ownership data, accessory dwelling unit registrations, park spaces required per unit, enforcement, winter versus summer overnight parking, permits, high utilization areas, parking meters, paid parking, on-street parking supply and demand, accessible on-street residential parking, mental health lens of parking stressors, managing policy transitions, condominium roads, minimum parking requirements, consideration of all policy decisions, and next steps.