Online Parking Ticket Payment Undergoing System Maintenance From Jan. 26 to 29

The City of Peterborough online payment system for parking tickets will be unavailable from 4:30 p.m. on Friday to 8:30 a.m. on Monday for maintenance, announced on Thursday.

Photo by Keegan Beekers.

Parking tickets —which are formally known as Penalty Notices under the Administrative Monetary Penalty System — can also be paid by phone, mail or in-person at City Hall, 500 George St. N., during regular business hours.

How to pay a parking ticket:

• By mail (cheque) sent to 500 George St. N., Peterborough, ON K9H 3R9 – Attention: Finance – AMPS Payment. Note: If paying by cheque, be sure to add the Penalty Notice number to the front of the cheque. A payment drop box is also available in front of City Hall for payments by cheque.

• In person (cash, cheque, debit, VISA, MasterCard, American Express, VISA debit or MasterCard debit) at City Hall, 500 George St. N., during City Hall operating hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

• By telephone, using VISA, MasterCard, American Express or VISA debit. Please call 705-742-7777 ext. 1865, during City Hall operating hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

The online option for paying a parking ticket — which will resume at 8:30 a.m. on Monday — can be found at peterborough.ca/parking along with other information related to the Administrative Monetary Penalty System.

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Peterborough Winter Parking Restrictions Lifted Beginning April 1

Winter parking restrictions for road maintenance within Peterborough are being lifted on April 1.

File Photo.

This includes prohibited parking all City streets from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. The fine for a violation is $25.

During snow-clearing operations, vehicles cannot park or stop on any City street as it typically takes place between midnight and 8 a.m.

Vehicles must be removed from city streets throughout the day and/or evening during snowstorms. Free overnight parking is available in municipal parking garages and surface lots. Drivers can use the parking garage entrance ticket for a free ride home on Peterborough Transit.

The fine for a violation is $80 and the vehicle will be towed to one of two locations;

• vehicles parked north of Parkhill Road will be towed to Milroy Park, 242 Milroy Dr.

• vehicles south of Parkhill Road will be towed to Morrow Park, 171 Lansdowne St. W.

Vehicles must be picked up within 24 hours. All unclaimed vehicles will be towed to an impound yard at the owner’s expense.

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Road Closures In Place For St. Patrick's Day Parade On Sunday Afternoon

Downtown road closures are in place for Sunday’s 20th St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Peterborough beginning at 12:30 p.m. announced by the City.

File photo.

The following road are being closed for the parade:

• London Street between Aylmer Street and Water Street

• McDonnel Street between Aylmer Street and Water Street

• Murray Street between Aylmer Street and Water Street

• George Street from Parkhill Road West (south side of intersection) to Brock Street

A flag-raising event with the Peterborough Irish Canadian Club is being held at City Hall at 1 p.m. with the parade to follow at 2 p.m. It travels south on George Street at McDonnel Street. A rolling road closure will be in place along George Street from Brock Street to McGill Street during the parade and run. All road closures are expected to be over by 4 p.m according to the City.

No Parking signs will be posted along George Street prior to the parade. Parking in municipal lots and parking garages is free on weekends. The following is a recommended list of parking places:

• King Street Parkade at 202 King St.

• Simcoe Street parking garage at 190 Simcoe St.

• Chambers Lot at 184 Hunter St.

• Reid Lot at 350 Reid St.

• Surface lot at 365 Aylmer St.

• Rehill Lot at 210 Wolfe St.

• Del Crary Lot at 100 George St. N.

• Downie Lot at 336 Downie St.

The following transit routes will have detours in place during the closure period:

• Route 2 Chemong

• Route 4 Weller

• Route 6 Sherbrooke

• Route 7 Lansdowne

• Community Bus 22 (Blue)

• Community Bus 23 (Red)

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Online Parking Ticket Payments Temporarily Unavailable For Maintenance Work Starting Friday

Online parking ticket payments are not available starting Thursday at 5 p.m. until Monday at 6 a.m. for maintenance work.

Payments for parking in Peterborough can be made online by downloading the HopSpotMobile app. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Other online payments available including recreation program registration, tax certificates, building permits and traffic ticket payments are not affected.

The City of Peterborough has apologized for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Winter Parking Restrictions Take Effect In December

Winter parking restrictions will be enforced by the City of Peterborough from Dec. 1 to Apr. 1 next year for safe and effective winter road maintenance announced on Thursday.

Charlotte Street. Photo Courtesy of the City of Peterborough.

Overnight parking

Parking is prohibited on all City streets from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night. The fine for a violation is $25.

Parking during snowstorms

When snow-clearing operations are taking place, no parking or stopping of a vehicle is permitted on any City street. Snow-clearing typically takes place between midnight and 8:00 a.m.

During snowstorms, a public service announcement will be made to advise that vehicles must be removed from city streets throughout the day and/or evening. Free overnight parking is available in municipal parking garages and surface lots. Drivers can use the parking garage entrance ticket for a free ride home on Peterborough Transit.

• The fine for a violation is $80 and the vehicle will be towed to one of two locations;

  • vehicles parked north of Parkhill Road will be towed to Milroy Park, 242 Milroy Dr.

  • vehicles south of Parkhill Road will be towed to Morrow Park, 171 Lansdowne St. W.

Vehicles must be picked up within 24 hours. All unclaimed vehicles will be towed to an impound yard at the owner’s expense.

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Free Downtown Parking Sponsored by Wolfe Lawyers to Encourage Local Shopping

Wolfe Personal Injury Lawyers are sponsoring two hours of free parking at all downtown municipal parking spaces beginning on Friday.

Parking fees that are voluntarily paid at pay-and-display machines, parking meters or via the HotSpot App during the free two-hour period will be donated to Kawartha Food Share.

“With the global pandemic affecting so many local businesses it’s more important than ever to support and shop local,” said Bill Wolfe, of Wolfe Lawyers. “Wolfe Lawyers will continue to invest in local opportunities which give back to the citizens of our great community. Wolfe Lawyers proudly sponsor ‘the gift of parking’ to let you enjoy our many great stores and restaurants during the holiday season, and we encourage people to support Kawartha Food Share with some form of donation to help those in need in our community.”

To allow for steady turn-over of on-street parking spots and convenient access to shops and restaurants, on-street parking downtown is a maximum of two hours. People who need more time are asked to park in the City’s surface lots or the King Street Parking Garage.

“We are so thankful for the continued support we receive from the City of Peterborough as well as local shoppers each December,” said Ashlee Aitkin, Kawartha Food Share. “Our shelves are always quite bare after the busy holiday season and this donation will allow us to replenish our food supply and ensure our community members continue to have safe and reliable access to emergency food. Now more than ever, we need to support our amazing local businesses and we hope citizens take advantage of this initiative and shop local this December.”

Free two-hour holiday parking continues until December 31, 2021 to encourage people to do their holiday shopping locally.

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Temporary Parking Lot Available During Simcoe Parking Garage Rehabilitation

The City of Peterborough has provided a temporary parking lot during the closure of the Simcoe Parking Garage for rehabilitation announced Tuesday.

The Simcoe Parking Garage under construction on Simcoe Street. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The lot is at the northwest corner of Simcoe Street and Aylmer Street North for downtown residents and visitors. It opened Tuesday and will remain in use during the closure of the Simcoe Garage. Driveway access to the lot is from Aylmer Street.

The temporary parking lot will provide approximately 30 new spaces, including two accessible spaces. That adds to the 1,490 public parking spaces in parking lots, garages as well as on-street spots in the downtown area.

Beyond the public, municipally-owned parking facilities, there are privately-owned, publicly available parking lots and garages in the downtown area, such as the Peterborough Square parking garage, that provide additional parking capacity.

A pay and display parking meter has been installed in the new temporary lot and customers can also pay for their parking in this lot using the HotSpot mobile parking app. The pay and display machine is located in close proximity to the accessible spaces.

The planned parking rates for this temporary lot will be consistent with other municipal downtown parking lots, with the $1.50 hourly rate applied between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on weekdays, to a maximum of $10.50 per day. Patrons would receive free parking in the weekday evening hours, after 6 p.m., weekends and holidays.

During the rehabilitation project, customers who normally use the Simcoe Parking Garage are encouraged to use other parking spaces that are available in surface parking lots throughout the downtown area as well as the King Street Parkade. A map of public parking lots is available at peterborough.ca/parking.

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Enforcement Of The Two-Hour Limit For On-Street Parking Resumes

To support commercial activity in the downtown with stores re-opening for curbside pickup, enforcement of the two-hour limit for on-street parking will resume on Monday, May 11th in downtown Peterborough.

The two-hour limit for on-street parking helps ensure the spaces are used for short-term parking, which increases the availability of parking for customers. Enforcement of regulations for other parking infractions, such as no stopping zones, no parking areas and commercial loading spaces will also continue to support downtown businesses and promote safety.

While enforcement activities are resuming, free parking for on-street parking and surface lots in the central area will continue for now as a temporary measure to reduce the potential for spread of COVID-19.

Convenient access to parking is important to restaurants offering take-out and retailers reopening for curbside pickup following the Province of Ontario Orders and associated guidelines.

"The DBIA appreciates the steps taken by the City of Peterborough to provide free parking downtown during this crisis,” says Terry Guiel, Executive Director of Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area. “We believe it important to keep spaces open for our businesses so that they can do quick pick-up and deliveries which are essential for them right now.”

Peterborough Public Health recommends following these guidelines for safe curb-side pickups:

• Only send one person and stay in the car if possible
• Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before and after the pickup
• Maintain a 2-meter distance from others
• Wear a face covering, required if you have any COVID-19 symptoms
• Avoid idling your car

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Here Is A Map To All The Parking Available In Downtown Peterborough

If anyone tells you there is no parking in our downtown, well you just show them this map below. If you can't get street parking, there is plenty of off-street parking lots and garages!

[via DBIA]

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You Have 2 Hours Free Parking During Holiday Season Downtown

Thanks to the DBIA and the City of Peterborough, our little annual holiday treat of 2 hours of free parking is now in effect downtown. Any money that is put in the meters will be donated to local charities. Be sure to shop local this holiday season in our amazing downtown.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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