1. Which of the following best describes you?

2. What is your age?

3. Parking availability for individuals with accessibility needs are adequate in Markham.

4. Parking availability is adequate throughout Markham.

5. Parking needs in Markham can vary significantly based on the area, due to factors such as transit availability.

6. Parking is generally over-provided (too much parking).

7. Parking is over-provided for the following land uses (select all that apply):

a. Employment land uses are often over-provided

b. Shopping/retail land uses are often over-provided

c. Residential land uses are often over-provided

d. Parking is not over-provided

Other

Not Sure / Don’t Know

8. Parking is generally under-provided (not enough parking).

9. Parking is under-provided for the following land uses (select all that apply):

a. Employment land uses are often under-provided

b. Shopping/retail land uses are often under-provided

c. Residential land uses are often under-provided

d. Parking is not under-provided

Other

Not Sure / Don’t Know

10. Parking supply rates for affordable housing should be lower than for regular apartments or condominiums.

11. Lower parking supply is appropriate in MTSAs due to the availability of transit and other Transportation Demand Management options (such as car-share).

Major Transit Station Area (MTSA): The area including and around any existing or planned higher order transit station or stop within a settlement area; or the area including and around a major bus depot in an urban core. Major Transit Station Area generally defined as the area within an approximate 500-800 metre radius of a transit station, representing about a 10-minute walk.

12. Removing minimum parking requirements in MTSAs, as required by Bill 185, could reduce parking availability, unless the City takes steps to address the lower parking supply.

Bill 185 has the effect that a zoning by-law may not require an owner or occupant of a building or structure to provide and maintain parking facilities, other than parking facilities for bicycles in designated areas such as Major Transit Station Areas (MTSAs). Major Transit Station Area (MTSA): The area including and around any existing or planned higher order transit station or stop within a settlement area; or the area including and around a major bus depot in an urban core. Major Transit Station Area generally defined as the area within an approximate 500-800 metre radius of a transit station, representing about a 10 -minute walk.

13. I would like to rely less on my personal vehicle, but the other options (such as transit, walking, or cycling) are not reliable or convenient.

14. Lack of bicycle parking makes it harder to choose cycling as a regular mode of transportation.

15. Not having the tools or knowledge to maintain a bicycle makes it harder to choose cycling as a regular mode of transportation.

16. Shower/change facilities and bicycle parking at my place of employment would allow me to cycle to and from work on a typical day.

17. A car-share program supports a lifestyle without owning a car.

18. A bike-share program supports a lifestyle without owning a car.

19. My travel behaviour has changed since COVID-19 (for example, I travel less frequently for work, work-from-home more frequently, etc).

20. Do you have any additional comments to share?

Thank you!

Parking and Transportation Demand Management Standards Update