‘The Florida of Metro Vancouver’: Concern over crowds at Belcarra Regional Park Metro Vancouver initiated the pay parking after massive demand for park space during the pandemic last summer led to crowding and parking chaos at some of the region’s more popular destinations.“First thing in the morning the parking lot fills up, sometimes before 8 a.m.
and people fight for parking spots throughout the day,” Mike Redpath, director of regional parks for Metro Vancouver, told Global News.It says there were more than 16.5 million visits to the regional park system in 2020, up almost 40 per cent from the year prior.Redpath said the hope is that pricing parking will help control that demand.“It is an important visitor and demand management tool,”.