the "war on parking": a native's nightmare!
- artist x unknown
- Jun 20, 2025
- 4 min read

what if earth was originally a zoo from the beginning?
and we were supposed to be the caretakers, day laborers,
until humans revolted against their alien creators to claim earth a their own. [wish we had time machines]
i've imagined what we look like from space, a bird's eye view from an alien's perspective...
i know we've seen images of it, but have you witnessed it personally?
like serious question, have you ever seen your own face?
not in a reflection in a mirror or selfie...
my point is, more people witness the experience yet haven't lived the experience to tell their own tales...
i read a statistic a few years ago,
it was in the realms of real estate, it was basically discussing the total amount of living spaces in the five boros, and the number of individuals that actually reside in each area, something like a census or audit, it was like a three-year study, it was open data for the public to review its findings and so forth,
basically, what it stated is that we have an "overcrowding problem",
inner cities, suburbs, vacation spots, anywhere two or three are gather,
we have way too many people for the city/urban structure to handle,
but that's been a problem, and it will always be a problem because honestly there's not many logistical or profitable ways to justify wasting funds on unreversible mistakes made in history, many cities weren't built for modern populations or problems,
best solution is we need newer cities with infrastructures that can handle such a high-volume trafficking city...
anyways, billions of individuals have come to new york's five boro's for varies reasons, however this topic is going to sting a lot of five boro natives,
but we have way too many damn cars per household why there's never no fucking parking, everybody wants to have a car and they need to park their toy somewhere safe [or get caught lacking] ...
make it make sense, and let's go by the numbers,
how many parking spaces are allotted per city square block?
rules may change based on neighborhood status, zipcode restrictions blah blah,
now look at how many households have registered cars for that block, the math is probably not adding up...
i can't throw out of towners under the bus for this issue,
it was bound to happen eventually,
however, transplants like to talk shit without the experience of a native,
gentrification is one of the main reasons why there are so many out of state plates parked up on so many blocks across the five boros,
eyes don't lie all the time, ask the eye in the sky and partner up with a.i., lol,
prove me wrong...
with evolution & technological advancements, can a.i. issue citations or parking tickets?
maybe alert command centers to dispatch bots or drones to serve swift justice,
ofcource out of states plates should be fined higher,
or just charge "out of state" plate owners with fees to park on state property?
just some high ideas,
there are more cameras than actual ticket agents, if manage right, it sounds like a win if big brother is getting a bag .!..
where did all the parking lots go?
maybe to affordable housing?
or to the pockets of stalled projects?
who knows, but i dipped off the point for a moment,
if parking is a "problem or issue",
what are the solutions to make it easier for city dwellers to thrive & survive the parking wars?
many cities are welcoming,
however, out of towners should pay a membership or something if they're not registered to the city or state,
their taking up valuable real estate locals utilize and locals should have 1st priority,
think about the boost public transportation would get and a decrease in traffic congestion [implement like a rewards program]!
yes, parking war videos make good content, but the reality behind all those reels is ...
public parking is a pain in the ass and can become a contact sport,
they call it "parking rage", lol, its emotional and dangers,
i guess the hunger games of parking maybe,
every driver for themselves mindset has infected car culture,
no more "commuter courtesy"!
if you're a weekend driver,
where do you park your vehicle all week?
what's your "parking mgmt" situation, or expenses at that?
there's a parking war quietly going on lol, and millions are innocent in the game of these wars...
i say pay to play or be left out for the vultures to pick at your precious four wheeled baby,
this generation is high off of some new jersey drive mixed with gone in 60 second energy,
maybe it's time to have a conversation about why parking in major cities is logically dysfunctional, and triggering,
it will soon be labeled a "mental health issue"!
this my last point,
and my random "solution idea" i would like to throw into the universe,
fuck public parking,
fuck free parking,
those concepts are played the fuck out,
issue parking permits, charge everybody a fee to park just like if they were taking public transportation, or like tolls to enter or exit the zity limits,
no discrimination, equal rights shit but with privilege to those that pay they dues,
it will boost the economy and hold everybody accountable willing to violate the privilege of parking in a dense metropolis!
let's find a way to manage these zity streets because loyalty ain't cheap,
and the natives are losing their patience,
neighborhoods have turned into complexes & high-rises, and it seems like everybody got a vehicle but nowhere to safely park it,
it's getting dangerous to own a car, it's like a game of roulette, the whole matrix is resembling a video game, don't become a meme, play at your own risk!
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