[AdrianB1]

I live in Europe, but I see no reason why parking space would be free. I also don't see a reason why a part of the street should be used parking when they are built for driving. I am not an eco-nazi, I use a car and a motorcycle, but they are always parked either on my property at home, in the shopping mall parking (cost included in the price of the products I buy) or in the parking at the office (which the employer already considers as a cost when paying me a salary).

[closeparen]

It's a function of the urban design. In neighborhoods that are planned around residences having off-street parking, it's not necessary, and many have a blanket "no overnight street parking" rule.

In others, almost no residences have off street parking and there are few if any commercial garages, so everyone parks on the street. Reducing the curb space available for parking forces the least patient street parkers to give up their cars.