Richmond, B.C., rolling out overnight truck parking pilot for local operators
The City of Richmond, B.C., is launching a one-year commercial truck parking pilot program aimed at addressing growing demand for overnight parking.
The pilot will provide about 65 on-street commercial truck parking spaces in the Fraserwood, Ironwood, Mitchell Island and Vulcan Way industrial areas. Parking will be permitted overnight from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., as indicated by posted signage.
“The trucking industry is vital to Richmond’s economy, supporting sectors such as construction and freight delivery, and contributing to local and regional supply chains,” Mayor Malcolm Brodie said in a news release. “This pilot creates designated overnight parking in select industrial areas to help meet growing demand and keep our supply chains moving efficiently.”
Commercial truck operators must purchase a permit and register their license plate with the city before using the designated spaces. Registration is limited to Richmond-based owners or operators and can be completed online at richmond.ca/ParkingPermit.
Permits for small commercial trucks up to 12 meters in length cost $110.50 per month plus taxes, and large commercial trucks greater than 12 meters in length are $165.75 per month plus taxes.
Registered vehicles will be identified by city enforcement officers using license plate recognition technology, eliminating the need for physical decals. The pilot will allow the city to assess demand, monitor usage and enforcement, and determine the feasibility of a longer-term commercial truck parking program.
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This sounds like such a great deal, until you read the whole thing. The City of Richmond is enabling the low rent operators to keep parking anywhere, rather than a ‘business’ having a location to domicile their trucks.
To “keep the supply chain moving” sounds like a line to help outside carriers park close to a shipper/receiver to enable them to make deliveries or pick ups – NOPE! Carriers who find themselves in the lower mainland either have to shut down outside the area altogether or perhaps lie their way out of the city to find somewhere to do their daily reset. Hope is 2 hours from Richmond – that really puts a stress on both the community of Hope and on the drivers who are held in an endless battle between ‘No Parking’ areas and Violation’ of HOS.
Perhaps the CVSE/ B.C. government would accomplish more by cleaning up their ‘squatters’ in the existing rest areas and getting them back into service for the travelling public – that could be a start.
A good idea
How about parking for the rest of the industry that delivers the goods that Richmond residents use every day