The Downtown Business District Winter Parking restriction will come into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 unless otherwise declared by the Deputy City Manager of Public Works.
The restriction is lifted when conditions are favourable; this often occurs in early April, but primarily depends on the amount of snow remaining and if it impedes the safe flow of traffic.
While the restriction is in place, vehicles are not allowed to park in the early morning between 4 and 6 a.m., regardless of street or snow conditions, on:
A ticket can be issued to vehicles parked in contravention of the restriction, and any vehicle impeding snow removal may be impounded at the owner’s expense.
Ticketing, Towing and Impounding
Any vehicle that impedes snow clearing or snow removal operations at any time, regardless of the winter parking restrictions in effect, may be ticketed or towed and impounded. Vehicles impounded are released to the registered owner/renter when all charges are paid. If proof of registration and insurance is not provided the vehicle can only be towed, not driven, from the impound lot.
If your vehicle is towed, payment can be made (excluding on statutory holidays):
Impounded vehicles can be picked up, after payment is made, by the registered owner/renter from 8 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week at the City Depot, 25 Blackler Avenue. We require proof of ownership, such as a driver’s license or other government identification with the same name and civic address as the vehicle registration, or for rental vehicles, the name and address on government identifications matches the name and address of the rental agreement.
Due to the increasing concerns for the health and safety of the general public related due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Downtown St. John’s Business Commission has decided to cancel the Santa & Friends at Mile One event.
Downtown St. John’s businesses and services are still open and welcome your support during this holiday season. Come out and explore everything Downtown has to offer! Support Local. Shop Downtown.
The City of St. John’s has released what it heard from the public engagement process for the Downtown Pedestrian Mall.
Feedback and perspectives were collected from a variety of stakeholders, including:
• businesses within the Mall
• businesses in the Downtown but outside the Mall
• groups impacted by the Mall including the transportation sector and inclusion community
• visitors of the Mall
• people who were aware of the Mall but did not visit
Many tools were used to gather feedback, including virtual stakeholder meetings, online surveys for visitors and business owners, a project page at engagestjohns.ca, social media quick polls, email and telephone options.
The goal was to collect information from a variety of stakeholders that could be used in combination with technical assessments, and feedback from the Special Events Regulatory Committee, to
make recommendations to City Council for future pedestrian mall events.
Highlights of ‘What We Heard’
• Businesses inside the mall and those outside the mall were generally supportive of future pedestrian malls but the location of businesses impacted the level of support.
• The public are very supportive of future Downtown Pedestrian Malls
• More time is required for planning and for inclusion and accessibility considerations
• There are differing views on whether other sections of the Downtown should be included; Extending to Waldegrave St. was a popular suggestion as was including George Street
• There were concerns with parking, primarily related to the use of Duckworth Street on street parking spaces
To read the detailed ‘What We Heard’ document and all feedback collected, go to engagestjohns.ca.
The final report for the Pedestrian Mall will be presented to City Council during a future Committee of the Whole meeting.