Downtown parking by the numbers

A report going to committee says a new parking garage is needed to take care of a projected parking shortfall downtown.

Here's a look at some numeric facts from the report about parking downtown

11:30 a.m.- The peak time for parking downtown.

13,109 -Available parking spots downtown in 2012

12,792- Available spots downtown in 2005

8909- Maximum number of cars parked downtown at one time in 2012

9,756-Maximum number of cars parked downtown at one time in 2005

68-Percentage of availablespots used in 2012

76%- Percentage of available spots used in 2005

109%- The usage rate of the busiest zone downtown is 2012, which is the area west of Bay, between York and King

600-The number of people on a waiting list for monthly parking in downtown municipal lots

$15- Maximum daily rate for parking downtown

$4 -Minimum daily rate for parking downtown

$50 -the cheapest cost of a monthly parking pass downtown

$37- The amount that his cheaper than a monthly HSR pass

30 -The increase in the number of metered parking spots downtown since 2005

150 -The increase in unmetered parking spaces downtown since 2005

5024 - Thenumber of privately operated parking space for public use (stores, donut shops etc)

$1- The hourly metered rate downtown, lowest of 14 cities measured (along with 2 other cities)

105 The number of downtown parking spaces estimated to be displaced by LRT