Hmm, many parking starved cities I've lived in tend to have permit systems in the especially bad areas that (1) only allow residents to acquire permits and (2)

Hmm, many parking starved cities I've lived in tend to have permit systems in the especially bad areas that (1) only allow residents to acquire permits and (2) have ramping cost structures (like $0-$10/mo for the first permit per household, ramping to something really high like $100/mo for like the third). It's also pretty common for apartment complexes to have a "loading only" spot in front of a building for deliveries and moving etc. Also most cities tend to have restrictions for free street parking like "no more than 72hrs in a spot". Although I suspect this is to discourage RVs...