Parking in Waterloo Region

[numberguy]

Why are we talking about giving out yet another parking entitlement primarily to people living in suburban houses? How is that a benefit to the public as a whole?

Because they shovel the snow on the sidewalk, weed the grass, and cut the grass adjacent to aforementioned street. They are usually also more timely than the city/region/post office in ensuring that access to the fire hydrants and community mailboxes is not hindered by snow or weeds/tall grass.

IMHO, if someone's gonna shovel the public sidewalk, mow the grass, and weed it, they can park next to it. They (at least in my neighbourhood) do a better job than the city does.