Strasburg Road in Kitchener, even without a major live music event, is a busy street. Craig Smith got home last night and says he was taken aback by the amount of congestion in the area.

“I was frustrated, but it wasn't unexpected frustration, I knew this was going to happen,” he said.

On Strasburg Road cars are permitted to park for only 3 hours, but Smith says people are parking for longer and walking away.

“With people double parking on both sides of the road and young kids walking back-and-forth all the time riding bikes, it’s a recipe for error,” Smith added.

In an effort to curb illegal parking, 7800 passes were printed and given out by the city to local residents. Matthew Speers took his own and his mother in law's free city issued passes and decided to sell them, for $25 a spot.

“We actually have a couple of family members coming down and obviously were not going to charge family. We’ll let them have the driveway,” Speers said.

In total there are seven bylaw officers working on both Saturday and Sunday. After resident concerns, three more trail officers were added last night.

“It's very difficult to mitigate for every aspect that can happen. Considerable efforts were made by city staff as well as the promoter to make sure we are sensitive to the area, and I think there will be lessons learned from it,” said City Councillor Paul Singh.

Bylaw officers can issue a ticket for those selling city issued passes.  Councillor Paul Singh hopes it doesn't come to that.

“We are looking at people to use good judgment and to be fair in all aspects. This was a consideration to make for residents in the area, so that their weekend plans would not be interrupted, and at the same time to deter and limit concert goers parking on city streets,” Singh added.

Tonight Ottawa Street from Elsmdale Drive to Strasburg Road will be closed from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. to accommodate shuttle bus parking and an increased traffic flow of people.

Councillor Singh says that once the festival is over, he will be pushing for more community dialogue. He wants those who live in the area to talk about what worked and what didn't, so the city can address those concerns for future live music events.