Allowing the private sector to set meter prices might be the best possible way to get to the right price in a city where politicians fight tooth and nail to keep parking cheap.
We're kicking off this very special holiday episode with a visit to Ben Heck's private workshop in Madison, Wisconsin to watch the construction of his holiday creation, the Naughty or Nice Meter.
But since the city sold its metered parking to a group of private investors led by Morgan Stanley last year, the level of rage in the city over hikes in parking-meter rates and aggressive parking enforcement has gone way up.