Not enough of this in Vancouver.

Two blocks of downtown Vancouver's Robson Street were jammed with motorcycles on Sunday — but neatly: one bike to a parking spot.

It was an organized attempt to show civic politicians that free parking for motorcycles makes sense. With a motorcycle taking up a complete parking space when it could be stuffed into a smaller spot, car and truck drivers are left wandering the streets in search of room, the protesters said.

They want Vancouver to set aside dedicated two-wheel parking spaces in areas where cars won't fit, such as "far-side corner clearances," which are the spaces between ordinary parking spots and adjacent street corners, usually six metres long.

Vancouver city bureaucrats have recommended that up to 1,000 such corner parking spaces be created over the next 10 years, but only for 50 cc mopeds and electric bikes. Because ordinary motorcycles and large scooters don't run any cleaner than cars, they shouldn't get a free ride, the city says.

Motorcyclists say that ignores the facts that motorcycles do less damage to roads and letting them take up otherwise-unusable spaces would free parking room for cars and trucks.