Downtown Curbside Pickup Parking Zones Being Removed

The designated curbside pickup parking zones in downtown Peterborough will begin to be removed this week with the regular parking rules resuming for those spaces.

Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough

The City created the curbside pickup zones in January 2021 to assist residents and businesses during the provincewide lockdown.

With the easing of public health regulations allowing the return of indoor dining, retail and many personal services, curbside pickup activity has reduced according to the City.

The City consulted with the Downtown Business Improvement Area and several downtown businesses on the current need for the designated curbside pickup parking spaces since the province has emerged from the lockdown and public health regulations have eased to allow more indoor activities.

By resuming regular parking rules for these spaces, customers will be able to use the spaces for up to two hours instead of the reduced 15-minute limit for the designated curbside pickup parking zones.

Residents and visitors are reminded that on-street parking in the downtown is limited to a maximum period of two hours unless otherwise posted, and parking rates are $1.50 for each hour.

Customers can pay for parking at a parking meter or a pay-and-display machine with coins. The HotSpot App allows customers to pay for parking with credit or debit.

Parking is free evenings after 6 p.m., weekends and statutory holidays. The first hour of parking is free at the King Street Parkade on King Street between George and Aylmer streets.

The City will continue to monitor parking requirements and any changes to public health regulations to consider further adjustments to parking services, if necessary.

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Peterborough Public Library Rolls Out Curbside Pickup Starting June 3rd

The Peterborough Public Library has announced that starting June 3rd, library material will be available for curbside pick up at the Main Library on Aylmer Street.

The library remains closed to the public, but members will be able to begin placing holds on library material as early as Thursday, May 28th. To place a hold by phone, call the library at 705-745-5382 ext. 2340 or you can place holds online through their catalogue, using My Account.

Members will receive a notification from the library when their items are ready to be picked up. The library will not be able to accommodate walk up requests. Items must be placed on hold prior to visiting the library.

Photo courtesy Peterborough Public Library

Curbside Pickup times are as follows:

Wednesdays, 10 am to noon and 2 pm to 4 pm

Thursdays, 1 pm to 3 pm and 5 pm to 7 pm

Saturdays, 10 am to noon and 2 pm to 4 pm

-> During Curbside Pickup, staff will be practicing physical distancing measures, frequent handwashing as well as using personal protective equipment when it is appropriate to do so. 

HOW TO RETURN MATERIAL

Material can be returned at any time to the exterior return slot on the north side of the library building (off Simcoe Street and the Library Commons parking lot). All returned materials will be isolated for the recommended 72 hours before being returned to the library inventory for circulation. 

The library continues to offer digital resources through the Browse tab of the website ptbolibrary.ca where cardholders can access eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, streaming video, and eLearning opportunities.

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