[Downtown Toronto]

I've always been curious as to the number of dedicated parking spaces downtown, I found some articles that point to the development of surface lots over the last 40 years that is quite interesting.

Map TO came up with an estimate of approximately 40% of the surface lots which have been redeveloped from 1978 to 2019. Its not exact science but an interesting indication of how far development has come.

1978

2019

Map shows how many parking lots Toronto has lost over the last 40 years

Between 1978 and 2019, Toronto added some 230 million square feet and 15,000 storeys-worth of building space to its landscape. The city's explosive...

www.blogto.com

Surface parking’s decline has offered up lots of space for a more vibrant Toronto

American cities with vast swaths of downtown asphalt serve as a reminder of how dreary our core used to be

www.theglobeandmail.com

Toronto’s Parking Lot Transformation — mapTO

In 1978 Toronto’s downtown had massive areas dedicated to surface parking. Over the past 40 years, real estate developers and city council have transformed these essentially vacant lots to accommodate some of Toronto’s most iconic structures,

www.mapto.ca

 

[innsertnamehere]

thought I would update that image even further to 2020, since quite a few lots have closed in the last few months:

 

[Admiral Beez]

thought I would update that image even further to 2020, since quite a few lots have closed in the last few months:
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Yet as a downtowner I've never had difficulty finding a parking space. When we four go to the Eaton Centre it's easier and cheaper to drive and park than to take TTC.

 

[W. K. Lis]

 

[someMidTowner]

Over a year late to the party, but decided to GIF the images showing parking lots in 1978, 2019, and 2020

 

[Admiral Beez]

If we want to reduce onstreet parking to make room for separated bike lanes we need to build freestanding parking lots, ideally integrated above or below with residential or commercial buildings.

 

[W. K. Lis]

In some European cities, they have blocks of garages, separate from the apartments and homes. Some of them are even converted to homes.

From link.

 

[afransen]

Looks like an ideal situation for property crime!