VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – No more rush hour parking restrictions if you’re driving on some downtown Vancouver streets.

Normally you can’t park between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Robson, Davie and Denman but that’s all changing with a pilot project.

Lon Leclair with the City of Vancouver says the rules are no longer needed.

They’ll also be getting rid of some parking spaces all together near intersections.

“There’s about 23 fewer, and what will do, during rush hour, the traffic should move as well or similar to the way it does today. What those parking removals also do, is benefit the off-peak period.”

Leclair says changes will be made as necessary especially if they find the project is causing congestion problems for TransLink.