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Existing surveys look at parking solutions from the perspective of sensors, communication protocols, and the hardware-software interface. While this is a worthwhile approach, it suffers from three obvious shortcomings, namely that present-day sensors are likely to become obsolete in a few years, communication protocols get discontinued, and present-day software will almost certainly not run on tomorrow’s platforms. Consequently, these approaches are not promising for the Smart Cities of the near future. Unlike previous surveys, we look at parking in Smart Cities through the lens of market-based allocation of goods and services. In competitive markets prices act as signals used to allocate goods to those who value them most. In the case of parking spots, some drivers are willing to pay higher prices for the use of those parking spots that offer them the highest utility. What makes our survey unique is that we are …