A number of businesses owners in the Walkerville area are looking to get rid of parking meters.
Many owners say the meters might be driving business away.
"People are returning to their vehicles, and the last taste they have in their mouth of Walkerville is a ticket," says Lindsay Gammon, owner of Bump Maternity.
The Walkerville Business Improvement Association is currently getting input from its members whether to ask for street parking meters to be removed or kept in place.
"Walkerville has a bit of inconsistency, some areas have meters and some don't," says Joan Charette, Walkerville BIA coordinator.
Depending on which the block, motorists can either park two hours for free or end up paying at a meter.
"It's a little confusing to people," says Charette.
Business owners say the smaller shops are losing out to big box stores because parking there is more convenient and free.
"If they open up the parking and make it free, it will do a lot better for opening up the economy not only in Walkerville, but the whole city," says Frank Vella, owner of the Olde Walkerville Pharmacy.
Despite the calls for change, city administration is recommending that metered street parking be maintained as roughly $3 million of revenue generated from parking in Windsor helps pay for the expansion of the municipal parking program.
