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Created by Marcel T on April 7, 2008, 6:48 pm

To: The Mayor and City Council of the City of Calgary, AB

We, the undersigned, as citizens, residents, employees, consumers, and visitors of the City of Calgary, demand free motorcycle and motor scooter parking at all parking lots and parking facilities owned by the City of Calgary, including but not limited to, designated street parking locations within the City of Calgary.

The popularity of motorcycles as a daily form of transportation is skyrocketing. With the substantial increase in gasoline prices, traffic, and congestion- many drivers are leaving their cars and SUV’s at home in favor of a motorcycle as a primary mode of transportation.

Motorcycles reduce pollution, reduce traffic congestion, reduce parking congestion, and reduce roadway wear and tear. All this results in lower costs to the City of Calgary for roadway repair and maintenance, reduces the need for new roadways, and reduces the need for large parking lots and parking structures – land which could instead be used for more shops and restaurants, parks and green space, or child recreation areas.

We the undersigned demand the creation of free off street motorcycle parking in all public parking lots.

We further demand that the City of Calgary create free on-street motorcycle parking, utilizing locations that are currently designated as no parking zones, indicated with NO Parking signs simply because there is no room for a full automobile parking space, or in-between currently marked metered zones.

By utilizing these otherwise unusable parking areas, the City can effectively increase the number of parking spaces downtown without cost, or at the expense of metered spaces, and can accomplish this without reducing any current on-street automobile parking spaces. More parking means more people patronizing area shops and businesses and bringing more consumers and businesses into our downtown areas.
There are many cities around the world utilizing these concepts and offer free motorcycle parking, including the City of Toronto. The 25 percent discount for motorcycle parking offered by the City of Calgary is an absolute disgrace with no consideration for the positive aspects/results mentioned above.
In addition, we ask that the City of Calgary take the following into consideration:
All parking lots and facilities with designated motorcycle parking spaces should be located in close proximity to and easily visible to parking attendants or security personnel. Where motorcycle parking can not be reasonably located in immediate proximity to parking or security personnel, such as the case with most on-street parking, a metal post or other securing device should be placed to allow the motorcycle to be chained or locked.

We, the undersigned, petition the City of Calgary with this demand for the designation and allowance of free on and off street motorcycle parking utilizing zones currently designated as “no parking” for no other reason except due to size limitations in all public parking lots.
Sincerely,

Undersignee
      


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354 2 weeks ago    luke dunphy: I support this petition.
353 4 weeks ago    Terry Irwin : I support this petition in hopes to ease our cities congestion and make our down town areas more accessible and people friendly.
352 31 Jul 2008 - 20:06    Christina Huber : I support this petition.
351 31 Jul 2008 - 18:55    j loughlin : I support this petition.
350 31 Jul 2008 - 18:45    Ellen Groskorth : I support this petition.
349 31 Jul 2008 - 18:37    Robert Kever : I support this petition.
348 31 Jul 2008 - 18:33    Crystal Salamon : I support this petition.
347 30 Jul 2008 - 22:32    Tyler Salamon : I support this petition.
346 25 Jul 2008 - 6:37    Kevin Pon : I support this petition.
345 21 Jul 2008 - 2:33    jason Murphy : I support this petition. it is about time that we encourage this (motorcycling), by allowing for free parking on city streets. It is the common sense thing to do, especially in these environmentally consious times.
344 18 Jul 2008 - 23:36    Tareq Chowdhury : I support this petition.
343 18 Jul 2008 - 16:13    Randy Tokai : I support this petition.
342 17 Jul 2008 - 20:25    Edward : I support this petition. It's a shame to see so many people driving solo in their SUVs and cars to work each day, while there's constant talk of global warming all over the news. Since motorcycles burn a fraction of the fuel compared to these larger vehicles, it only makes sense to promote more environmentally friendly methods of transportation such as this. I'd really like to see this city make some decisions that help reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to help save the environment.
341 17 Jul 2008 - 19:41    Ian Rogers : I support this petition.
340 17 Jul 2008 - 15:26    Joe Chang : "Protecting Calgary's environment is important to all Calgarians. The City of Calgary is committed to being a leader in responsible environmental stewardship and encourages all citizens to do their part." This is a quote from the City of Calgary's website on the environment. If the city is truly committed to being a leader then they should be "leading" the way. The best way to show support and encourage its citizens to be smart on travel and reduce environmental impact is to use transportation with a low carbon footprint. I haven't done any formal study but outside of a self-propelled bicycle a motorcycle or moped is the next best mode of transportation. The city should be providing alternate parking specifically for motorcycles and mopeds either for free or for very low rates. To offset the cost advertising space in the form of billboards and other means can be erected in the space. You will see a mindset shift and Calgary citizens will see that motorcycles are a viable alternative and can also do their part in helping the environment. Remember, it's good leadership that people follow.
339 15 Jul 2008 - 15:41    Ajay Malhotra : I support this petition.
338 14 Jul 2008 - 16:09    Carly Woolsy : I support this petition.
337 14 Jul 2008 - 13:23    Rob Walker : I support this petition.
336 9 Jul 2008 - 13:53    Bruce Predham : The leadership of the city of Calgary has to act to shed Calgary's image of being a gas guzzling SUV choked city. Supporting this initiative would be a step in the right direction.
335 7 Jul 2008 - 20:25    Tim Rosenquist : Hopefully it will not take a lawyer riding a scooter to get this to pass in Calgary as it did for Toronto.
334 4 Jul 2008 - 23:50    Colin Cochran : I support this petition.
333 30 Jun 2008 - 17:10    Tony Mate : I support this petition.
332 25 Jun 2008 - 17:16    Remie Belmonte : I support this petition.
331 20 Jun 2008 - 17:15    Rob Constantinescu : It is absolutely ridiculous that the city not allow free motorcycle or moped parking. This is environmentally friendly and greatly reduces traffic congestion.
330 11 Jun 2008 - 20:09    Raine Devries : We need to all work together to implement designated motorcycle/scooter parking in cities. We currently have a similar petition happening in Dallas, Texas.
329 6 Jun 2008 - 11:58    Justo Sanchez :
328 5 Jun 2008 - 20:07    Zak Rathgeber :
327 4 Jun 2008 - 20:11    michael Subasic : Toronto does it, and it's time we took eco-stewardship to heart.
326 3 Jun 2008 - 15:00    Daniel Barnard :
325 29 May 2008 - 15:34    S. Ginella :
324 27 May 2008 - 13:17    Chris Ginella :
323 26 May 2008 - 18:48    Erik Vik :
322 26 May 2008 - 17:55    Diego Crovo :
321 25 May 2008 - 17:08    pearson chung :
320 25 May 2008 - 16:04    Curtis Patterson : Since bikes and scooters are so small, why not just let them park on boulevards and sidewalks? Leave the parking stalls to the stupidly impractically large vehicles that people tend to always drive around Calgary.
319 24 May 2008 - 1:27    Lauren :
318 24 May 2008 - 0:32    Bernard Lautee :
317 23 May 2008 - 10:50    haineault carl :
316 23 May 2008 - 4:34    Jason : fo sho
315 23 May 2008 - 2:46    Mike Q : It's time city hall woke up to the needs of the few; we are also discriminated against, just like we were immigrants
314 23 May 2008 - 0:02    Melissa Ferguson : I support this
313 22 May 2008 - 23:19    Stefan Ginella : Calgary is lagging behind other progressive cities and its government should not fear opening their minds to new and better ways of serving their population.
312 21 May 2008 - 19:59    Jason Burrell : Yes. The pay and display meters do not work well for us.
311 20 May 2008 - 18:56    Lance Thomas :
310 19 May 2008 - 20:44    Travis Rath : 25% off is a joke. We use less than 25% of the parking space, 25% of the gas, and make 25% the pollution. We should only pay 25% at most. This city should endeavor to put bikes everywhere they'll fit. Last week a ticket found it's way onto nearly every motorcycle in the downtown core. When did this city become so blatantly anti-motorcycle? We can't all drive hummers you know.
309 17 May 2008 - 22:02    Linda :
308 15 May 2008 - 23:49    Heather Morton : I don't understand why the City of Calgary has to be labeled as a
307 15 May 2008 - 20:40    Ivan Reyes : We need to promote this. thanks
306 15 May 2008 - 12:26    Sherry Wilson :
305 15 May 2008 - 3:18    Martin Dere :
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