Fewer parking tickets issued on streets near Ottawa’s busiest hospital campuses

Vehicles parked on Lynda Lane near the Ottawa Hospital General Campus. (Katie Griffin/CTV News Ottawa)

Motorists appear to be paying attention to the parking signs on busy streets near Ottawa’s two busiest hospital campuses, as Bylaw Services officers issue fewer tickets for parking infractions.

Lynda Lane is a popular location for people to park for free when visiting the Ottawa Hospital General Campus and CHEO, while Ruskin Street offers on-street parking for visitors to the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

• Parking fees generate millions of dollars in revenue for Ottawa’s largest hospital

Statistics provided to CTV News Ottawa show Bylaw Services officers have issued 1,729 tickets for parking infractions on Ruskin Street so far in 2025, compared to 4,327 tickets in all of 2024.

The drop in parking tickets on Ruskin Street comes after the city raised on-street parking rates on the street to $4.50 an hour from $3.50 an hour last August.

On Lynda Lane, officers have issued 326 tickets for parking infractions between January 1 and July 28, down from 2,191 tickets through 2024.

“Bylaw and Regulatory Services would like to remind motorists to review and comply with all posted and applicable parking regulations, including both signed and unsigned restrictions, when parking in these areas,” Jake Gravelle, associate director of Bylaw and Regulatory Services, said in a statement to CTV News Ottawa.

“Enforcement efforts address the safety and mobility of traffic, accessibility and turnover of parking spaces and compliance with the City’s Traffic and Parking Bylaw.”

The Ottawa Hospital increased parking rates for patients, visitors and staff by 3.9 per cent last October.

According to the Ottawa Hospital website, the short-term parking rates are $8.30 for 30 minutes to one hour, and a daily maximum of $15.60. A daily pass is $15.60, and a weekly pass is $52.

The Ottawa Hospital’s financial statements show the hospital took in $27.576 million in parking revenue from parking lots at the Civic Campus, General Campus and Riverside Campus during the 2024-25 fiscal year, up from $25.546 million in 2023-24.