The Joys of Urban Living: Parking Edition [Part 2]

Democracy: not so bad after all.

I have developed a new found respect for my elected officials as they are actively working to do what they are supposed to do: represent my interests to the powers that be to make my life better. That's right, after emailing my city councilor, Kyle Rae, regarding my parking issue, change is in the wind. The folks at Rae's office seemed to buy my argument that our building is unique and should qualify for street parking. They agreed to take the matter to the transportation authorities at City Hall and try to amend the by-law to include our building in the street parking for the zone we are located in. The whole process will probably take a few months, and there are no guarantees that it will go through, but in the meantime we were given an extension on our temporary street permit till the end of Feb. '07.

The best part of this whole story: the title of this blog post is no longer sarcastic.