[supafamous]

There's really two things happening here 1) Parking permits for $45 and 2) Pollution based permit surcharge.

The latter is kinda silly - this should be a provincial or federal level endeavour. If people buy cars that burn a lot of gas (or does a lot of damage to the environment) then charge for it at the prov/fed level. Managing pollution via parking (when there are alternatives like parking on private property) will do little to address pollution. Tax it at the pump, at purchase, or attach it to other operator fees like car insurance.

The former is something I'm a big fan of, there's no such thing as "free" parking - either taxpayers pay as a group out or individuals pay for it. Charging a $45 fee doesn't come close to getting individuals to pay their fair share. I'm surprised it's so little - it's so low that I suspect it'll barely cover operating and enforcement costs.