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For many Montrealers, finding a parking spot close to home is an exercise in frustration at the best of times.

For an increasing number, it has become even more so because of the encroachment of car-sharing companies like Communauto and Car2Go.

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“There should be a limit,” said Jo-Anne Wemmers, who lives in Vendôme Village, in southeastern Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. “Maximum two per block.”

Wemmers said it has become nearly impossible to find parking in the neighbourhood even for car-owners who have residents-only street parking permits.

When walking around the block, she has counted as many as 10 car-sharing vehicles in a stretch of road already jam-packed with parked cars ever since the McGill University Health Centre superhospital opened in 2015.

Why so many in this and some other Montreal neighbourhoods, while others are spared?

The answer lies in the fact that decisions about parking regulations are still made by borough administrations rather than the central city.