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Its so High already and if it goes up it will be difficult to Cope said Nerissa Browne while sitting in her vehicle. I need a car because i have another Job to go to right after work. Browne spends about $ 7 a Day on parking she said Friday As she got ready to leave a downtown parking lot near St. Maryus Avenue and Edmonton Street. Thatus almost one hour of work at her minimum wage Job she said. Parking fees in the downtown Core Are expected to Rise Between 20 and 40 per cent. In some cases the increase could be even higher. Browne is afraid she wont save any of the income from her second Job but will need to use it for Gas and parking. I Hope the Cost of parking will decrease soon Browne said. Everything is skyrocketing because of the economic conditions in the u. S. Ism still hoping the Price will go Down. Carrie Oneill who drives from the North end to downtown for work Isnit sure what Shell do once prices go up. She will wait to see exactly How much the prices Rise she said. Without the Gas driving downtown and parking is somewhat comparable to taking the bus Oneill said. My mom might carpool with me so that might help. Meghan. Hurley free press. My. Ca Portage place $ 170 Cit place $ 165 convention Centre $ 168 new monthly parking rates kicking in Winnipeg transit monthly bus pass $ 71.25 a surge in downtown development is causing a dramatic Spike in parking fees As workers cram lots in downtown Winnipeg. Vehicle owners Are learning that the monthly charge to Park is going up Between 20 per cent and 40 per cent and in some cases even higher at most lots and parades. Theress a big demand for parking downtown Developer Arni Thorsteinson said Friday. Thorsteinson who Heads up Huntington real estate Trust and shelter Canadian properties which own several properties and parking facilities downtown said new business ventures settling in the downtown area Are causing the increase in parking charges. While the its Centre has driven up demand for casual parking the new Manitoba Hydro Tower on Portage Avenue is the main driving Force behind recent monthly parking increases Thorsteinson said. A $ 100 monthly charge was common at Many downtown parades but those rates Are jumping up dramatically. A spokeswoman for the Cit place parking office said effective dec. 1, the monthly Cost of a 24/ 7 stall there will go to $ 165 plus taxes from its current $ 115 43.5 per cent. At the nearby old a atones Parade adjacent to the ctr offices 24/ 7 parking there will Rise dec. 1 to $ 160 plus taxes from $ 125 28 per cent and monday Friday parking 6 a. 6 p. M., will increase to $ 140 from $ 100 40 per cent. Klaus Lahr general manager of the Winnipeg convention Centre which has 580 underground parking spaces said he believes monthly parking rates downtown have recently increased by $ 45 to $ 50 at most parades. Lahr said the acc increased its monthly rates in september to $ 168, including taxes from $ 140 20 per cent. Parking rates have been going up downtown gradually for several years Lahr said adding that heating and maintenance costs Are driving most of the increases. Its Small Consolation for those who work downtown to know that parking charges Are far higher in most other major Canadian cities. Monthly charges of $ 350 and $ 300 Are common in Calgary and Toronto. Stefano Grande executive director of the downtown business improvement zone said his monthly parking pass at Portage place went up twice in the past year from $ 130 to $ 170 30.8 per cent. Whats happening is More people Are coming downtown even during the Day Grande said. A recent Biz Survey found there Are Over 3,000 More people working downtown than there were five years ago. Grande said More people mean demand for parking increases and that leads to a Rise in the monthly charge. Thorsteinson said the demand for parking spaces prompted him to add 280 More stalls to the medical arts building Parade with the construction of a three level addition in 2010. Lahr said that the acc staff recently surveyed monthly parking rates at competing downtown parades and found that they ranged Between $ 160 and $ 200. Manitoba Hydro is being cited for driving up demand in the downtown area because 2,000 employees will soon be working out of its new Portage Avenue Tower but 500 of those people Are already working downtown. Hydro spokesman Glenn Schneider said half of the company is downtown workforce have indicated they will take transit. The remainder indicated that their monthly parking charges will Range Between $ 100 and $ 150. To offset these new costs for its employees Hydro is offering a variety of options a $ 55 subsidy on their monthly parking charges paying 50 per cent of the Cost $ 71.25 of a monthly bus pass and setting up a Park and ride site at its 820 Taylor ave. Site. Grande said downtown parking remains a Good Deal adding that compared to other major cities daily charges Are about in the Middle of the pack and that monthly charges Are among the lowest. Aldo. Santin free press. My. Ca downtown parking rates shooting up More workers mainly Hydro cited by Aldo Santin whats happening is More people Are coming downtown even during the Day downtown Bizys Stefano Grande on rising parking rates by Meghan Hurley motorists not wanting to pay More Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg free press More expensive parking is one Side effect of a More Active downtown observers say. Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg free press Nerissa Browne says parking downtown eats up an hours wage each Day. A _ 03_ nov 01 08. Ind a3 1 0/ 31/ 08 8 22 05 pm ;