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Bike Parking akin to Car Parking?
November 16, 2008
NYC is looking to change its current laws to encourage more people to make the shift from cars to bikes. They are in the process of more than doubling the cities bike lanes to 420 miles by 2009. In addition, a new law would mandate that new apartment buildings set aside space for 1 dedicated bike parking spot for every 2 apartment units. FOr the full story read here... ...
Parking Not Needed
November 9, 2008
It always amazes me when I get to travel somewhere new and see how an unfamiliar city/town operates. Sitting here in Gasparilla, FL cars have been forsaken by many in favor of golf carts. Yep - golf carts! What a fabulous little invention they are and environmental to boot! Now if speed's your thing, this mode of transport definitely doesn't offer much but frankly, in this part of the world, there ...
Washington and Parking Minimums
October 2, 2008
So Washington is dealing with the issue of parking minimums and it's creating quite a stir. Some advocacy groups are fighting vehemently to convince the city they should drop the minimum parking spots associated with new developments. The theory? Too much space is being devoted to parking and it's unnecessary. We couldn't agree more! Why not better use the space we have?? Read more here.... ...
International Park(ing) Day!!
September 23, 2008
As it turns out, yesterday was International Park(ing) Day - yes, it's really a celebrated day! Launched three years ago, the premise is to take existing parking spots and temporarily convert them into works of art. Well, apparently the parking folks in Toronto didn't like the idea very much...have a read of this bureaucratic debacle.. ...
Hate It or Love It...This Guy is Innovative
September 20, 2008
Ever had your parked car towed? Well these poor folks definitely did but it didn't end there! A Long Island man was busted this past week for using a tow truck to steal dozens of cars and then flipping the parts for upwards of $20,000. I don't know...something about that...this guy's got one hell of an entrepreneurial streak!! ...
McCain's Million Dollar Parking Lot
August 28, 2008
It turns out that Presidential hopeful John McCain is in the game of parking. More impressively (in some bizarre way) is the fact that someone took the time to put together a video about McCain's parking lot. It's located directly beside the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium and it seems people think it's just terrible that he's making upwards of a million a year off it. I mean honestly? All it proves to ...
Hybrids the New Kings of Parking
August 22, 2008
In the game of parking, it's rare that anyone has a leg up on someone else in securing a spot. For the most part it's an aggressive, frustrating and frankly annoying headache that people prefer to just avoid altogether. But, no longer for Hybrid car owners. In select cities across the US including Austin and Chicago, Ikea is actually now offering up the best spots in the lot to those with ...
Innovation and Metered Parking Spots In San Francisco
July 25, 2008
I know it's been awhile but frankly things have been so busy that it's been hard to find time to write! I must say, for a startup business, not a bad problem to have. Stumbled on this today and am intrigued. So the city of San Francisco is launching a really interesting approach to parking in the city. As of this fall 6,000 of the city's 24,000 metered parking spaces ...
Parking In Brooklyn, NY Takes on a Whole New Meaning
April 18, 2008
As we are good people who do appreciate that cars and traffic etc. are taking claim to much of urban space, we thought it only fair to pass on to you all this clip. Shot in Brooklyn, this parking story is a little different then the previous ones we've shared. Intro as follows, and then watch this vid...pretty interesting statement being made. "In June 2006, Transportation Alternatives volunteers staged a ...
Find (or rent) a parking spot easily!
March 25, 2008
Toronto-based ParkingSpots.com is a new site that lets you easily find a parking spot when you need one – anywhere in Canada and the U.S. Imagine you've got an important business meeting somewhere around the Yonge & Eglinton area in midtown Toronto and don't know where to find a good spot. At this site you can type in the address or postal code you're going to and with the ...
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