Ottawa parking rate changes come into effect Aug. 12 [Video]

It will cost drivers more to park in some parts of Ottawa starting Monday, but a few other parts of the city will see a drop in rates.

The City of Ottawa says its on-street parking rates will change Aug. 12 in 11 of the city’s 20 paid parking zones. Rates will increase in seven zones and drop in four.

Parking rates will increase to $4 an hour in the following zones:

• Little Italy South (all paid parking on Preston Street south of Hwy. 417 as well as adjacent side streets – Young Street East, Aberdeen Street, Beech Street, Norman Street and Pamilla Street)
• Chinatown (all paid parking on Somerset Street West and the immediately adjacent side streets between the O-Train tracks)
• Glebe South (all paid parking along Bank Street and the immediately adjacent side streets between Holmwood Avenue and First Avenue)
• Downtown (all paid parking between Bronson Avenue and …