If the city does decide to start charging for these permits, I think they should also allow for neighborhoods to have the parking restrictions removed.
I know right now it takes something like 80% of the residents to agree to have it added (just went through this at my old house). I think having a slightly lower bar to have it removed is reasonable.
If X% of residents don't want to pay for it, the can have it removed.
That's likely the way it is now so it's not like the people in these neighborhoods don't have any recourse, and if they currently don't, then the city should give them a way to have the restrictions removed.
That way the people in the neighborhood get to decide what is more important. Paying to make sure they have relatively guaranteed parking in front of their house or not having to pay $50/year to do that.
Full disclosure, I don't currently live on a street with permit parking, but I used to, and if I still did, I would likely support some model that would have cost me more.
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