In Riverdale & Greektown, there is usually enough parking to go around, with a few hundred parallel spots on Danforth Avenue, plus five "Green P" parking lots behind the shops, we do alright in our neighbourhood.

In this interview on the venerable Streetfilms website, Dr. Donald Shoup, professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, sat down with Mark Gorton of the Open Planning Project in front of a typical NYC street grid map to discuss parking policy.

Shoup concludes that charging more for curbside parking would free up more parking space, reduce congestion-causing cruising and generate funds for local street improvement projects.

Is there room for improvement for parking in our neighbourhood?  Do you feel the cost is cheap, expensive, or just right?  Let us know your feeling sin the comments below.