That's why every big Western European cities force new building houses to have an underground car park, and are pushing to remove free street parking.
That's currently happening in Paris : every parking space in the street is charged and limited to two hours; long-term parking is limited to your "neighborhood" (no spot reserved) and costs around 500€/yr; and lastly a reserved parking spot in an underground garage costs ~1000€/yr.
That's currently happening in Paris : every parking space in the street is charged and limited to two hours; long-term parking is limited to your "neighborhood" (no spot reserved) and costs around 500€/yr; and lastly a reserved parking spot in an underground garage costs ~1000€/yr.