Believe it or not, parking’s effects are as far-reaching as any important policy. A community’s parking options shape its culture, economics, and environment. It’s a dynamic and complicated topic: parking can reflect (or even spark) a neighborhood’s gentrifying tensions. It can empower or hamper under-served communities, like the disabled or elderly; it can create or take away billions of dollars in revenue. Parking effects pollution, safety, wealth, and, of course, accessibility. At MyParkingSign, we monitor and report the latest happenings in parking, be they bureaucratic, like increasing fines, technological, like a parking new app, or instructional, like how to manage parking legally and efficiently.
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Tupac’s Coachella Cameo: Groundbreaking for Traffic Signs, Too
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 — This past weekend at Coachella, thousands of fans watched in awe as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg took the stage with the late Tupac Shakur. The legendary rapper, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996, was projected via hologram to perform a set with the two contemporary hip-hop […]
Safety Blurb: New Safety Splice Sign Post System Saves Lives
Friday, April 13, 2012– The special bolts in these sign posts reduce the impact of a car’s full inertia in case of a collision. Cyclists and drivers have been known to drive into sign posts as a result of drunk or distracted driving and seriously hurt themselves. Luckily, new Safety Splice Sign Post technology uses special […]
Grammar-Driven Confusion
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 – How far would you go to get a refund for being unfairly towed? Mark Vincent, a Park Slope chiropractor, is considering taking his case to the New York State Supreme Court – all because of a poorly worded No Parking sign. A reminder from SmartSign
New York Introduces Skeletons to Make You Slow Down
April 6, 2012 — New York State is introducing, for your driving pleasure, the skeleton-emblazoned digital billboard. For the first time this summer, two lucky New York city streets saw the installation of what the Department of Transportation is calling “skeleton speed boards.”
Distracted Driving Month: Putting Texting in a Safer Context
Even a playful sign like this one can get a crucial message across to drivers. Texting or talking on a cell phone behind the wheel can be as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol. This month is the second annual Distracted Driving Awareness Month. To start the month off right, the traffic officials […]
Road Rage Takes a Fatal Turn
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 — Grand Rapids is still reeling from the shooting death of 42-year-old Lance Byers, but it seems that justice is around the corner. On February 21, at the intersection of Lafayette and State Street, Byers was shot and killed by 24-year-old Jeannette Davis, who was traveling down the same road with […]
Self-Driving Cars: Previews of a Signless Future?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 — They may sound like a concept from a George Lucas movie, but driverless cars are coming to a street near you… eventually. Self-driving cars will promote road safety by reducing accidents caused by human error, but they may also eliminate the need for many road traffic signs and obliterate the […]
Happy Valentine’s Day, with Signs and Love
ParkingSigns.net and our affiliate, MySafetySign.com, would like to wish our readers all over the web a Happy Valentine’s Day. In the spirit of the holiday, we have a new line of Valentine’s Day and holiday signs available for purchase at MySafetySign.com.
Is This a Sign of America’s Declining Education?
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 – The United States spends more than any other industrial country in the world on education, but trails in student scoresin reading, math, and science. As these haunting statistics reveal inherent flaws in the education system, educators around the nation advocate for reform and change — though apparently they don’t always […]
MyParkingSign.com Helps Schools Crack Down on Texting and Driving
Could txting n drving b worse thn drnking n drving? Most everyone knows that drinking while driving is extremely dangerous, but today, the safety of our roadways faces perhaps an even greater threat: texting while driving. The U.S. government has already initiated a crackdown on texting and driving under the broader banner of “distracted driving,” […]
Artist Transforms Parking Signs into Charitable Contributions
Messages such as “Forward Only: No Turning Back” are powerful motivators for change. Online sign distributor MyParkingSign.com collaborated with acclaimed New England artist Boris Bally to design and donate 29 signs for a major fundraiser. Bally is known for turning products such as recycled signs into usable and attractive art. The event was held on […]