Parking dominates concerns as City of Nanaimo forms Hospital Area Plan
NANAIMO — Parking has emerged as the major challenge as the City creates a Hospital Area Plan (HAP) to guide growth in the central Nanaimo neighbourhood.
City staff hosted an open house Thursday to hear public opinions and outline options for improving parking, land use concepts and the area’s transportation network.
City planner Brian Zurek said a parking strategy will be created as part of the HAP process. He said meters and time restrictions for on-street parking surrounding the hospital are under consideration.
“Parking is something we’ve heard has become an issue, new residential developments bring with them more vehicles and a real change to the character in the area.”