New parking rates are going into effect in neighbourhoods across Ottawa and residents are sharing both their support and displeasure with having to pay extra to park.
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Starting Monday, city parking rates are going up to $4 an hour in six parts of Ottawa, including in Little Italy South, Chinatown, Glebe South, Downtown, King Edward and the Byward Core.
The move will affect eleven of the city’s 20 paid parking zones.
“With it going up to $4 an hour, it’s going to deter people from coming downtown,” said Sarah Rizk, who was shopping in the Glebe on Saturday.
“What I don’t really get is why in the Glebe you have to pay to park and then in Westboro, you don’t have to pay to park.”
Other zones will see the rate drop by 50 cents an hour, including around Holland …