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Mike Bola had to move out of East Clayton due to the area’s congestion. He says he could rarely have guests over because there simply wasn’t enough parking. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)
Where the streets have no space
East Clayton is walkable and has lots of friendly families but congestion has made it a ‘high-density mess’
East Clayton Amy Reid
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EAST CLAYTON — Mike Bola lived in East Clayton for 16 months before he left in 2009 due to the stress of the area’s parking. “I just couldn’t handle it there,” the Cloverdale Community Association president said.
Bola, who lived at roughly 194th Street and 68th Avenue, found he could rarely have guests over because there simply wasn’t enough parking. Bola says the parking havoc stems from the high densification of homes in the area. As well, many homeowners in the area are renting out one or two suites, and don’t have adequate parking for those tenants. While it’s only legal in the City of Surrey to have one suite, many of the homes were built with a suite as well as a coach home. Bola said some are “abusing that.” “And that abuse is what’s causing the problem.” The city has expressed that it will look at ways to alleviate parking tensions in East Clayton and the matter was on the city’s transportation and infrastructure committee meeting agenda Monday, March 17. see ON PAPER › page 3
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