If you spend any time driving around in 밴쿠버, you’ll quickly find that not all parking spots are created equal.

The city of Vancouver has approximately 8,500 metered parking spots, 하지만 the rates for those spaces vary — 부터 $1 에 $5 시간당.

그래서 how do you find the least expensive places to park?

체크 아웃 VanPark2010.ca, a map showing the parking rates at meters around the city.

Not surprisingly, the downtown core has the highest rates, 하우에 묶여 거리가있는, 그루지야, Bute, and the waterfront lined with $5-per-hour meters.

But by checking the parking map, you can see that while it will cost you $5/hour to park on Hornby Street between Smithe and Robson, you can park your car two blocks away at Nelson and Howe for only $2/hour.

비슷하게, if you’re shopping on Robson Street, don’t leave your car on Robson between Burrard and Thurlow — the rate there is $4/hour. Just a couple of blocks away, you can park on Alberni Street between Bute and Jervis for only $1.50/hour — and you’ve saved enough money to buy yourself a latte!

기억하기: Vancouver meters are in effect from 9 AM to 10 PM seven days a week, including holidays. And most metered spots allow only two-hour parking.

당신은 2 시간 이상 동안 차를 주차해야 í•  경우, you’d do better to pull into a parking lot. You’ll find some of the cheapest rates in the EasyPark 제비 및 주차장, which are partly owned by the city and marked with an orange “P” sign. Their website has a map showing EasyPark locations and rates.

For more on Vancouver parking rules, 을 확인 City of Vancouver’s parking site.

덕분에 대런 맨발의 for the heads up on the useful VanPark2010.ca 공구.

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