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Pay parking coming to Lonsdale streets in North Vancouver starting in September 2025

New curbside street parking regulations in Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale, starting in September 2025. (City of North Vancouver)

Significant regulation changes will be rolled out to the curbside street parking spaces of the Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale districts within the City of North Vancouver, starting later in 2025.

Earlier this week, North Vancouver City Council approved a new Curb Access and Parking Plan, which implements the first major changes to the City’s street parking policies in decades.

Currently, the municipal government only has curbside pay parking for two blocks in Central Lonsdale — the segments of East 15th Street and St. Andrews Avenue that frame the Lions Gate Hospital campus.

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Regulation changes

All of this will change beginning in September 2025, with drastically expanded pay parking, time-limited parking, and residential permit areas.

Curbside pay parking will be exponentially expanded, primarily along and just off the Lonsdale Avenue corridor between Keith Road and 23rd Street.

As well, curbside pay parking will also be rolled out within Lower Lonsdale near the waterfront, along Esplanade Avenue and segments of Lonsdale Avenue, 1st Street, 2nd Street, and 3rd Street.

Other key areas within Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale will see new pay parking areas except with a residential permit.

A significant portion of the new curbside pay parking street coverage replaces existing time-limited pay parking except with a permit.

Furthermore, after the changes, time-limited parking except with a permit will essentially be expanded to almost all other streets within the Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale districts. Time-limited parking except with a permit will be the new parking management baseline.

Existing parking regulations:

north vancouver city lonsdale new pay parking september 2025

Existing curbside street parking regulations in Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale. (City of North Vancouver)

New parking regulations starting in September 2025:

New curbside street parking regulations in Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale, starting in September 2025. (City of North Vancouver)

According to the municipal government, street parking in many commercial areas in Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale are currently near 100 per cent occupancy, resulting in drivers circling for parking or being unable to find a space to park. The new pay parking scheme and expanded time-limited spaces are intended to reduce parking occupancy rates to about 85 per cent.

The City hopes that with 15 per cent of curbside parking spaces available, this will increase turnover, better support businesses and goods movement, and improve parking reliability and access.

“Curb space is one of our most valuable public assets,” said Jennifer Draper, deputy director of transportation for the City of North Vancouver, in a statement today.

“It’s how we move, how we connect to local businesses and services, and how we access our homes. This new plan will help make parking and curb access fairer and more reliable for everyone in our city.”

New parking fees

For areas under new pay parking, the first 30 minutes will be free, and the second 30 minutes will cost $1.00. For parking longer than one hour, the rate will be set at $3.00 per hour from 9 am to 6 pm and $2.00 per hour from 6 pm to 9 pm.

For residential permit rates, the new base permit rate will be $8.33 per month — up from the current rate of $2.10 per month. Each household will be eligible for two permits, with the second permit costing $12.50 per month. According to the City, this is the first permit rate increase in over a decade.

As well, there will be expanded eligibility for short-term and visitor parking permits, and more short-term loading zones.

Lonsdale Avenue in Lower Lonsdale. (Google Maps)

Lonsdale Avenue in Central Lonsdale. (Google Maps)

These various new rates will be in place until 2027, at which point the City will adjust the rates based on the recorded curbside parking demand.

Planning and public consultation for the strategy first began over two years ago.

To implement the significant changes, the City is expected to incur initial capital costs of about $1.07 million, including the installation of new signage and pay stations. The combined capital and operating costs of the program between 2025 and 2027 are estimated at $3.33 million.

However, net new revenue to the City can be used to direct municipal priorities, strengthen reserve funds, and/or provide a property tax rate offset.

In addition to the curbside street parking, there are over 2,000 parking stalls in off-street parking lots within Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale. According to the City, up to 40 per cent of these stalls in parking lots and parkades are typically available.

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