OPINION: Free parking isn’t free. Whether it’s an unmetered on-street parking space, or a parking space that comes bundled with an apartment or house, or the off-street parking space in front of a shop that you’ve not had to pay to use, they all have a price. Free parking isn’t free. Cameron Burnell/Stuff When on-street parking is free in popular spots, there will always be shortages, Crampton says. If the rule change leads to fewer parking spaces, on-street parking prices should go up.
Source: Stuff July 26, 2020 17:03 UTC