In an editorial, former Hoboken resident Kevin gives his take on why having dynamic pricing of parking in the Mile Square City is a gentrification tax. At the last Hoboken City Council meeting, an ordinance that would have required public hearings and a council vote before residential parking permit rates could be raised through “dynamic pricing” failed 4–4 without debate. The city could theoretically raise residential parking permit prices 400%+ without a city council vote. With dynamic pricing, it’s worse, it’s like your ex: unpredictable, expensive, and always showing up at the wrong time. Dynamic pricing is a regressive tax disguised as progress, and Hoboken deserves better.