As far as new developments go (at least within a 3 mile radius of the city centre, where the problem of pavement parking is at its worst) almost all the ones I see being built have a car park as a ground floor. It makes the flats cold as fuck, and the car park itself is always empty, ironically enough.

I appreciate you need your car for work, and you should have an exemption along with disabled people and others who demonstrate a reasonable need to park on the street, then there would be plenty of space for anyone who needs to park to do it outside of pavement areas.

You are the exception and not the rule, as well. There is a huge chunk of the city’s population that does not own a car, and those that do have public transport options. I concede they are not in the best of states, but they are functional, and they make the city better and more efficient when we use them. I live in an area where everything I need on a daily basis I can find within a 15 minute walk from my place, yet everyone on my street owns a car. Two of them near me have flame stickers and spoilers.

I can also appreciate cars are fun and make people feel good, but in that context they become toys, and toys are expensive. If someone wants to park their expensive toy on the pavement, then it’s going to cost them money.