Fwiw I moved to Bella Vista about 4mo ago with a small Subaru SUV. There’s free parking on a couple blocks in the area but it’s a nightmare to find unless it’s mid day on a weekday.. but even during the day on weekdays is a pain in the ass unless you’re cool spending 30 min looking for parking far away and only moving it every time you absolutely need it.. you’ll learn you don’t need it often quickly.

Once I got a residential permit for the area I’m in it made parking tolerable, and I’m glad I kept a car. In Bella Vista and Queen Village on weekdays you can find parking most streets. evening and weekends is a hassle but you’ll find something within 10 min of looping blocks that will land you a 10 min walk away

If you move to Passyunk or other neighborhoods south of Washington it’s a pain but most streets are free.

If you end up in a zone with residential parking get your PA license sorted out asap then get your car inspected and registered also asap so you can get a residential permit.

Living between south st to center city you’ll be better off getting a spot in a lot.

Can’t speak to other areas of town.

Reason I mention my make and size of car earlier is because I knew we needed to go down to one car from two and initially considered moving here in our other car which was a long van. Ended up selling the van before the move because of parking concerns. Very glad I did because trying to fit a SUV is one thing, but if I had to find parking for a 22’ van or truck I’d still be circling the neighborhood.