🏡 The Problem

Residents in McLennan North—along Katsura St, Ferndale Rd, Alder St, Birch St, Hemlock Dr, and Alberta Rd—are facing severe street parking shortages due to:

• Increasing density from newly approved multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs)
• Apartments with limited resident and visitor parking
• Non-residents regularly occupying on-street spots
• No parking availability after 8–9 p.m., especially difficult for shift workers
• Safety concerns walking long distances alone at night
• High traffic from visitors to four nearby parks (especially in the summer):
  🏞️ Garden City Lands
  🏡 Katsura Neighbourhood Park
  🌳 Birch Neighbourhood Park
  🌿 Garden City Community Park

🚗 Why It Matters
Most residents rely on their vehicles for commuting, and public transit isn’t a viable option for everyone. The combination of growing population, limited off-street parking, and recreational park traffic has created an unmanageable and unsafe situation.

✅ The Solution

We are urging the City of Richmond to implement a Residential Permit Parking (RPP) program in McLennan North to:

• Give priority parking to residents
• Deter long-term non-resident parking
• Improve evening and nighttime safety
• Reduce parking stress for locals and essential workers
• Ensure fair access amid increasing neighbourhood demand

✝️ Community Support Limited by Parking Misuse
The Richmond Pentecostal Church, which has a large lot in the neighbourhood, has decided not to partner with local residents to alleviate parking strain—due to repeated issues with individuals not respecting the space or moving their vehicles after Sunday services. This highlights the urgent need for structured, enforceable parking solutions.

✍️ Sign Now
Support our petition to bring residential permit parking to McLennan North and help make our streets safer, more accessible, and livable for everyone who calls this community home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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🅿️ 为列治文 McLennan North 社区争取住户专用停车许可
🏡 问题所在
McLennan North 社区的居民——包括 Katsura St、Ferndale Rd、Alder St、Birch St、Hemlock Dr 和 Alberta Rd 一带——正面临严重的街边停车位短缺，原因包括：

市政府批准兴建更多多户住宅大楼（MURBs），人口密度持续上升
公寓配套的住户和访客停车位有限
非居民长期占用街边停车位
晚上 8–9 点后几乎找不到停车位，尤其对轮班工作的居民非常不便
晚间独自步行较远距离存在安全隐患
临近四座公园的访客车辆大量涌入（尤其在夏季）：
🏞️ Garden City Lands
🏡 Katsura Neighbourhood Park
🌳 Birch Neighbourhood Park
🌿 Garden City Community Park
 
🚗 为什么重要
大多数居民依赖汽车通勤，公共交通并不适合所有人。随着人口增加、私人停车位有限，再加上公园带来的交通流量，社区已经面临一个混乱且不安全的停车环境。

 
✅ 解决方案
我们呼吁 列治文市政府 在 McLennan North 社区实施 住户专用停车许可（Residential Permit Parking，RPP） 制度，以：

优先保障居民停车需求
阻止非居民长期占用街边车位
提高夜间安全性
缓解居民及一线工作者的停车压力
在社区需求不断增加的情况下，确保公平合理的停车分配
 
✝️ 社区合作受限于停车不当行为
McLennan North 社区内拥有大型停车场的 Richmond Pentecostal Church 原本可能成为居民的合作伙伴，以缓解停车压力，但由于部分人未能遵守规定、在周日礼拜后不移动车辆，该教会已决定不再合作。这进一步凸显了建立规范且可执行的停车管理制度的迫切性。

 
✍️ 立即联署
请支持我们争取在 McLennan North 实施住户专用停车许可的请愿，让我们的街道变得更安全、更便利、更宜居，为所有在此生活的居民带来真正的改善。