Finding a $100 ticket on your car for parking in front of a hidden fire hydrant is a sure way to spoil your day. And when it’s across the street from Christie Pits, as busy an inner city park as any, there is an endless supply of chumps to be fleeced by parking cops who know the hydrant can’t be seen. We reported last winter on two hydrants on University Ave. that are so far back from the curb that they’re easily overlooked. They were netting the city more money in parking tickets than any other spots in the city. Tory flexed some mayoral muscle and persuaded city staff to put up signs to warn away drivers, a big setback for parking cops accustomed to fattening up their quotas by feasting on the low-hanging fruit.

Source: thestar October 21, 2016 20:03 UTC