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Hostel, Phillippe Starck & Parking Garages
February 16, 2009
Most would never expect to see those three words in proximity to each other but alas, wonders never cease. Two young visionaries out of Paris recently purchased an old graffiti covered parking garage with the vision of converting it into a modern day hostel. The two visionaries (one of which is from the family which founded Club Med) called their little gem Mama's Shelter and have left no detail unexploited. It seems ...
Parking goes High Tech in Montreal
November 18, 2008
Now here's an interesting new piece of technology. The city of Montreal and the Old Port are launching a new system that digitally alerts drivers to how many spots sit open at any given time. Coining it a 'parking vacancy display system' the two areas are hoping that this new system will help reduce congestion and frustration as people comb the area looking for vacancies. For full article click here. ...
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 ...
Gas and The Suburban Decline
August 9, 2008
I find it amazing to watch the discussion going on around us about city migration. Governments have been funding and pushing citizens out into corn fields morphed into row houses and developments on the promise of white picket fences and the American Dream. Well they got that but what they weren't counting on was the cost of living that's grown exponentially alongside it - beginning with Gas. So the perfectly planned ...
Parking Technology Continues To Change
June 14, 2008
We've talked before about technology and the impact it's having on the parking industry. The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has been battling with a solution to automate their garages for a while now and the options continue to grow. From in-spot sensors to copper wires that count vehicles, the array of solutions is multiplying. What's interesting to note however is the cost required to install these new systems. ...
Parking Space for Your Boats
April 13, 2008
When we got into this business we recognized that people were looking for monthly paring solutions for their vehicles. Little did we know how many folks were searching in Chicago for parking spots for their boat engines!! A really interesting request came through the other day that we thought we'd share..."I'm looking for a parking spot that can fit a couple Yamaha outboard engines. Any chance you have one that could ...
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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