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Originally Posted by wwmiv
A coherent street parking permit system. A better idea? Get rid of permitting altogether, if drives up residential costs and decreases the activity of nearby business relative to what they’d be getting if those spaces were being filled by patrons from elsewhere.
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I find Chicago's on-street parking rules completely inscrutable. Was at Lincoln Park Zoo with my family a few months ago, and I asked two doormen if parking rules are enforced on Sunday mornings. They had no clue. I had the same issue later that day, trying to park in the South Loop; doorman again was clueless. In both cases I just paid for off-street parking (so easy now with all the apps), but it would be nice to have coherent rules.
When my sister lived in Chicago she would just give me the resident guest passes, but it was still confusing. Got a ticket once but ignored it; they don't come after you unless you have at least three (also bizarre; why do you have two "freebies"?).