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Vancouver man wants city to limit car share vehicles parking in resident spots

A Vancouver man who lives near the PNE wants the city to limit the number of car share vehicles that can park in resident-only spots after a busy Craft Beer Festival weekend in his neighbourhood.

Dan Pressler says more than 40 car share vehicles were parked around his block during Craft Beer Fest

A Vancouver man wants the city to limit the number of car share vehicles that can park in the resident-only zone in front of his building near the PNE. (Daimler AG)

Dan Pressler has lived in a condominium a block away from Vancouver's PNE for 15 years. He saidhe likes the buzz that comes with events taking place in his neighbourhood, but the parking situation is getting out of control.

Parking on East Pender Street in front of his building is restricted to residents of the block, but drivers using car services like Evo and Car2Go are allowed to park there too. Presslersaid since he moved into the neighbourhood, it's become a larger and larger inconvenience.

"It's definitely amped up over the last decade," he said, adding that he wants the City of Vancouver to find a way to manage the overload.

According to Pressler, the issue reached new heightsover the weekendas the Craft Beer Festival at the PNE fairgrounds attracted people from all over many of them driving car share vehicles to the event and finding alternative ways to get home.

Pressler said he counted more than 40 car share vehicles around his block, and many of them were left there overnight.

He said he supports the idea that the car services are better for the environment than everyone driving his or herown car, but for certain areas, like his, there has to be a limit.

The 2900-block of East Pender Street has plenty of resident-only parking, but it gets clogged with car share vehicles when events are happening at the nearby PNE, says resident Dan Pressler. (Google Streetview)

Pressler figures about once a month there will be an event that draws the vehicles, forcing him to find parking farther afield, but during the PNE in the late summer, it's a constant issue.

"Those three weeks really become difficult for all the residents that live in the neighbourhood," he said.

According spokesperson Sabrina Scalena, theCity of Vancouver supports car sharing programs.

"They are helping Vancouverites live car-light or car-free and, on the whole, promotethe use of more sustainable modes of transportation," Scalena wrote in an email.

"In instances where cars bunch together, the City works with car sharing organizations to provide dedicated on-street space to draw demand away from residential areas," she said.

In the case of the Craft Beer Festival, Scalena said there were dedicated spaces provided on East Hastings Street and Renfrew Street.