In reply to Andrew.

I think an important part of the conversation needs to be why Council feels that it's necessary to make money on parking downtown.
If they're that tight on cash, they should consider other revenue streams...
Perhaps they should start making money on parking in residential areas?  You know, for those people that park on the street from 9am-5pm?
Or maybe park benches could be rented out to the less fortunate that would like to sleep on them...
It's ridiculous, really.