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City staff presented the results of a feasibility study to the Nov. 15 meeting of the Governance and Priorities Committee that found no need for a new parking facility.

The study found that there are 4,600 parking spaces in downtown Yellowknife and a further 900 in the surrounding area. During peak hours, 69 per cent of the downtown spaces are occupied.

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The proposed parking facility would add between 180 and 200 spaces across four to six storeys and cost between $11 and $16 million. However, the study concluded that building a new parkade would not be in line with the citySA国际影视传媒檚 commitment to

Although the $26,000 study found the new parkade was unnecessary, Mayor Rebecca Alty said it was still worthwhile. SA国际影视传媒淚 think it does have a lot of good information for us to consider, particularly for the zoning bylaw,SA国际影视传媒� she said.