Parking in Waterloo Region

[MidTowner]

No parking in the street, at least in Waterloo, was explicitly designed to punish students.

I'm not disagreeing with the rest of your assertions- I've encountered a lot of shocking anti-gown prejudices from Waterloo residents. But street parking restrictions have been a feature of many North American communities for many years, so I don't think they can be mostly attributed to an anti-student bias in Waterloo. Besides, I thought students wouldn't be able to afford cars? (Kidding: I know that the "poor student" stereotype is rarely accurate for universities these days).