> most city centres still provide free or low cost parking Not sure about "most." Even in smaller cities free street parking is getting pretty rare. My town ch

> most city centres still provide free or low cost parking Not sure about "most." Even in smaller cities free street parking is getting pretty rare. My town charges $1/hr for meters and it's clearly too cheap because it's still hard to find a spot most times. Certainly in urban centers like downtown Chicago there is no such thing as free parking, even at hotels and office buildings.