The recent news that much of the traffic congestion in Vancouver is caused by people circling the streets for a parking spot is a familiar story. Searching for a home for one’s car several times a day is more of a fraught experience in many people’s minds than searching for a home for oneself.

In my latest column for Vancouver magazine, I took a closer look at the parking dynamics of this city, discovering, along the way, which areas have the most complaints about parking issues (not downtown or the West End, in case you were wondering) and whether people in the city are REALLY giving up their cars. (Turns out they’re not.)