As someone who is trying to do best for our environment, community, and liveability in Whistler by using my e-bike to commute from Alpine into the Village 12 months a year, I’m feeling let down with our parking situation in town now.
If I have to drive into the Village for the day twice a month it now costs me $20 for those two days. If I drive four times in a month I may as well buy a monthly pass which is only $40 (even then you’re not guaranteed a spot if Lots 4/5 are full).
It seems unequitable for those like myself who are doing what they can to reduce traffic on our roads, parking spots in the Village and are just generally trying to do better for the environment that we aren’t offered the same discounts that an everyday single car driver has.
The Resort Municipality of Whistler should be looking at ways to give locals discounts on parking that extend beyond a monthly pass... moreso, now that you’ve stripped us of free parking in shoulder seasons and have already relented to Vail Resorts on the additional required parking spaces after adding the new Fitz chair it doesn’t seem like locals are a priority at all.
Wild that my only option is to “pony up” for a monthly pass when I’m trying to make a difference with alternative modes to commute to work—in line with Vail Resorts’ new carpooling strategy this winter.
A simple discount for a license plate registered with ICBC is not difficult to implement. I’m sure the apps you partner with who clip a percentage on every ticket and make a massive amount of profit off of our community can build this very quickly... if you tell them to...
