Parking problems – Flush with bars, boutiques and restaurants, the hip and historic Perkins Road overpass district has a serious challenge that could hinder its growth.

Cars are parked all around DiGiulio Brothers Italian Café and on the sidewalk out front. Drivers circle the pockmarked road behind the building, looking for a place—any place—to park. The door to George’s is open, but parking under Interstate 10 is full. The same is true at Chelsea’s Café, where some vehicles have forged their