They do this in Japan [0], apparently the entire country. I didn't know that they had a problem with sprawl. In denser places, like Tokyo, people don't need ca

They do this in Japan [0], apparently the entire country. I didn't know that they had a problem with sprawl. In denser places, like Tokyo, people don't need cars like in most U.S. cities, they live in walkable neighborhoods full of multiuse buildings with transit connecting them to larger commercial areas and the rest of the country. Tokyo would be quite different if all streets in those walkable neighborhoods had to be widened for parking. Someone who wants a car can leave room on their city lot to park it, or rent space within walking or transit distance. Visitors would park in nearby pay-for-parking lots. I assume in less dense places in Japan it is not difficult to have a driveway to park in, just like in U.S. suburbs. I don't follow your connection as to how eliminating free parking leads to sprawl. To the contrary it seems like taxpayer subsidies in the U.S. for cars, which include free street parking, led to a lot of sprawl. [0] https://www.micklay.com/faq/parking-certificates/ https://www.micklay.com/faq/parking-certificates/