Tuesday's letters: Look beyond stiffer parking fines

Re. “City officials call for heftier parking fines,” Nov. 3
Has city council surveyed communities to discover the downside of its parking policies? Do they really believe people park illegally because fines are too low? Or could it be that support and incentives to park near our residences fail us? 
After years away, I recently returned to Edmonton, and was almost immediately hit with a $50 ticket for parking a couple of metres from a narrow driveway near my residence.