Tag: parking space
Apps point the way to higher prices for public parking
Four apps — MonkeyParking, Sweetch, ParkModo, and Haystack — aiming to disrupt the parking industry may reach their goal, but in the public sector, not private. Each app allows drivers to advertise the metered spots at which they’re currently parked. Other motorists then bid for the spots to avoid having to look for parking, a […]
A robotic parking garage adds even greater curb appeal to luxury homes
When location isn’t enough, try a robotic parking garage. That may as well be the tagline for 12 East 13th Street, a luxury home development in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood that DHA Capital and Continental Properties are backing. The development, which will include eight units ranging in price from $7.5 million to $31 million, was […]
Parking lot rage: Why so furious?
We’ve all heard about road rage, but parking rage is just as common. Over 10% of respondents in a survey admitted to having gone to extreme measures to get a parking spot. Recent spate of attacks in parking lots Recently, a man named Christopher Heben was shot when he exchanged words with someone who nearly […]
How to find a parking spot during the holidays
Fighting for a parking spot may be less dramatic than gladiatorial combat, but it can be just as fierce, oftentimes turning deadly. The problem peaks during the holidays with flocks of shoppers hitting the stores, endangering pedestrians and motorists alike. With over 38 million holiday travelers hitting the roads between Wednesday and Sunday — all […]