The new Mosaic Stadium will soon be holding its first event, and for many motorists there’s the lingering question about where you can park your car.
According to the City of Regina’s transportation and parking strategy, their ideal plan is for people not to park near the stadium.
“Well we’d like to change the behaviours of people attending major events, and transportation by transit is one of the ways to do that,” Kim Onrait, Executive Director of City Services, said.
Starting on September 24th buses going to and from the stadium will be free at four pick-up points. These free rides include routes from Normanview Crossing, Northgate Mall, Victoria Square Mall, and Southland Mall.
A free downtown route will also be added starting on October 1, when the University of Regina Rams take on the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
The Roughriders will be paying the city $165,000 annually to cover the cost of free bus rides for the next 2017 and 2018 seasons.
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“I think it’s pretty exciting to see something being done,” Wally Sadowsky said at the open house Tuesday night.
“I’ve been to games in other cities, and you get on buses, you get on light rail trains and zip you’re there at the stadium.”
Neighbourhood parking permits will not be in effect during the new Mosaic Stadium test event on October 1. These are the permits that restrict parking in residential areas near the old Mosaic Stadium to residents.
Onrait said the city will use this event to see how parking goes without permits.
“Well we’re going to find out after the October 1 test event as to how that goes over in the community,” he explained.
“We will have parking enforcement, we will have our parking ambassadors monitoring that and getting feedback from people parking in close by neighbourhoods,”
Evraz Place will also have approximately 1,000 parking stalls for sale in their lot.
Other game day parking at the facility will be for Roughrider personnel, stadium staff, accessible parking, and other events going on in venues like the Brandt Centre and Eventplex.
The Regina Exhibition Association’s Marketing Director, Paula Kohl, said they have almost daily events, like soccer tournaments and conventions, going on at in their various buildings.
“So with it being a community facility we have the responsibility to make sure that we’re keeping parking open for those guests. So we’ve reserved parking for those guests on the property,” Kohl said.
As part of the effort to reduce parking around the stadium, the city is also encouraging people to park in downtown or the Warehouse District and walk or bike.
Elphinstone Street will also be closed to traffic on game days between Dewdney Avenue and Saskatchewan Drive.
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