All bullshit aside, yes there are a lot of reasons to pay for a yearly parking pass. Let's say for instance, you plan on parking twice/week, right? OK, so even if you use the meters you're gonna drop $2-$3 each day - so we'll say that's like $5/week, right? OK, and what about when the shitty weather hits - you know you're gonna want to park in the garage, so that's basically double. Add them shits up over the course of the year and you can clearly see that you'll save money by going with the parking pass. Go with the parking pass.