Favourite spots to park downtown

[WheelieWonka]

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My company is mandating we return to the office 3 days a week soon. I was thinking that if I have to commute, I might as well have fun and ride to work.

What are the best spots to park downtown? My work is by ScotiaBank Arena/CN Tower. But for a good spot I don't mind a short walk.

Good streets that always have secure parking? Good paid parking that has motorcycle rates? Bad spots to avoid?

 

[Lightcycle]

This map is a few years old, but might give you some good suggestions:

 

[afici0nad0]

The esplanade/scott street.

Theres dedicated mc parking on scott st but if its full anything along esplanade is fine

 

[WheelieWonka]

@Lightcycle where did you get that map? I would love to be able to zoom in.

 

[WheelieWonka]

Ah! I see somebody posted it in reddit 3 years ago.

 

[sburns]

You can park right behind the Round house park/ Steamwistle brewery. It's kinda isolated and not many people know about it unles you work there.

 

[WheelieWonka]

@sburns That's a great spot I hadn't thought about.

 

[mrjimyjohn]

Interested in hearing more. I’ve been lucky tucking away in parking garages but probably wouldn’t try that somewhere daily

 

[bastak]

My two spots for street parking east of Union Station were (1) Scott St between Front & Esplanade, or (2) Front St just west of Yonge St. Usually lots of bikes parked in those spots during the riding season.

 

[Merkid]

Does the City still allow free parking in metered spots?

 

[Maniac]

Does the City still allow free parking in metered spots?

yes. But still a subject to 3 hr limit.

 

[Lightcycle]

A couple of other places, Elm St has designated motorcycle parking in front of Jackson's Burgers:



And another designated motorcycle/scooter parking in front of the Ryerson building on Bond St:

 

[Maniac]

look what I've found! A list of motorcycle designated parking spaces, they all free and without time limit from April 1 to October 31
law0243.pdf

 

[Lightcycle]

look what I've found! A list of motorcycle designated parking spaces, they all free and without time limit from April 1 to October 31
law0243.pdf

Good find. Someone should put this onto a Google Map.

 

[afici0nad0]

My two spots for street parking east of Union Station were (1) Scott St between Front & Esplanade, or (2) Front St just west of Yonge St. Usually lots of bikes parked in those spots during the riding season.

Yup. Those are my spots of choice too

 

[Maniac]

Good find. Someone should put this onto a Google Map.

That someone was me: Official Toronto Motorcycle Parking Spots - Google My Maps

 

[WheelieWonka]

That someone was me: Official Toronto Motorcycle Parking Spots - Google My Maps

This is absolutely perfect. Exactly what I needed.

 

[Maniac]

This is absolutely perfect. Exactly what I needed.

That’s only official spots. I think I’ll add “unofficial” spots from this thread as well later.

 

[wikipedea]

I've gotten away parking on the sidewalk near 232 Jarvis. I believe its a parking spot for the Apt building there. When I went there last summer, there was a GSX-R parked where the van is in this picture. The other spots on this thread are probably a lot better, but if ur in this area, this would be pretty convenient.

 

[Maniac]

Tested one of the designated parking spots today - it worked! Except the car decided to park there too, but whatever.

Btw, these spots don't have 3 hrs time limit, so you can park there the whole day!

p.s. Not sure why paid parking signs are there - bikes don't have to pay and cars can't park.

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