New signs, New Kiosks for Parking at Rushbrook Floats area and along George Hills Way

A new look and some new features for the Rushbrook Parking debate

There's a new look in the Rushbrook Improvement Area wit the city of Prince Rupert recently installing some new signage and introducing additional parking kiosks to the area.

The new look feature two computerized kiosk locations one at Rushbrook itself and a new kiosk introduced along George Hills Way, they come with signage will instruct visitors and locals alike as to the cost to park in the area which becomes quite congested during the summer fishing season.

Two new parking kiosks are now in place around the Rushbrook Floats area
one at the Rushbrook parking lot and a second along George Hills Way near
the Canada Border Services Offices

The Rates for parking vary from a one hour option, four hour option, all day parking and by the week, with options for both individual vehicle and those with a vehicle and trailer.

The daily hourly rate per vehicle is 1 dollar, rising to 2.50 for the four hours and Five dollars for all day parking. For vehicle and boat the daily rate is 2 dollars for one hour, 5 dollar for four and 10.00 dollars for the full day.

Annual passes are also available at City Hall with discounted rates during regular business hours  Monday through Friday.

The new kiosks will accept Debit or Credit Cards only and parking space allocation will be licence number based with no need for a printed ticket, all of it now integrated into a computer program that the city will use for enforcement.  There are also provisions in place for mobile operations for those looking to park to use their phones to allow for time extensions if required.

Fees and Fines collected from the Rushbrook and George Hills location will be directed towards improvements of the Rushbrook Area.

The improvements to the Parking situation at Rushbrook were addressed last fall as the City put the project out for bid from interested proponents.

The new look for the area will be one that pleases City Councillor Barry Cunningham, he has raised the topic of Rushbrook parking before, frequently asking for the City to improve the signage and ability to enforce the regulations in the region.

As the parking lot at Rushbrook becomes more congested in the summer months, users of the Rushbrook recreation trail are reminded that parking for the trail is also available at the Seal Cove end of the trail, located near the seaplane base.

April 2019 -- Councillor calls for Bylaw enforcement to put the "Boot" to parking scofflaws at Rushbrook Floats
November  2018 -- City reminds Rushbrook Trail users of alternative parking options
October 2018 -- Questions on Rushbrook Trail parking make for Commentary at Council
July 2018 -- City offers up spill over parking options for Rushbrook Trail users

Further background on waterfront issues for the city can be explored here.

For more items of interest related to City Council initiatives see our Council discussion page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review