Few have not experienced the uncomfortable experience of circling city blocks for a parking space.
Called ParkNow, it allows you to reserve and pay for a parking space in a garage.
Another everyday gauge of the economy is simply trying to find a parking space at the mall.
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Prone to material minimalism and houses as small as a parking space, they are not condescending or judgmental.
If you really need to search for a parking space, sales are hot.
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Deputies responded to a call of six men fighting over a parking space at a recording studio, according to witnesses.
Because of reforms, however, the department has improved, and she even has a parking space at the police department's offices, she said.
Ms. Marseille said in an interview Tuesday that she was entering a parking space near a library when she heard the engine roar.
"They're probably about a quarter of what the commercial charge for a parking space would be - albeit not a dedicated space, " Mr Ferguson said.
After I said my goodbyes, I drove a few blocks to Comerica, found a parking space on the street and mingled with the happy fans.
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Eyewitnesses told BBC London the row was over a parking space.
The electronic mobile parking service ParkNow allows users to reserve a parking space in advance, at a guaranteed, clearly-defined rate in accordance with the driver's personal preferences.
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The video shows a small green pickup truck pulling into a parking space in front of Pepperell Sweets minutes before the connection was made to the MySpace profile.
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It was a cold day in January when I pulled into a parking space on a street in Harlem and squinted around to find the right address.
With the winter blast, Morawski expected the return of an old city tradition in which residents clear a parking space and keep it reserved with a lawn chair.
In a conventional car park a barrier would then raise and the driver would negotiate a series of ramps of ramps and turns before finding a parking space.
Customers can either use the ParkNow iPhone app to find a parking space, or reserve one, pay for it and get directions directly to it through the ParkNow website.
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This reduces both the time involved in finding a parking space and the environmental impact from pollutant emissions. 14 ParkNow stations are currently set up in and around San Francisco.
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Later this spring, officials said, a second smartphone app will debut, giving drivers and the city near real-time information about the probability of finding a parking space on each block.
Later this spring, officials said, a second smartphone app will make its debut, giving drivers and the city near-real-time information about the probability of finding a parking space on each block.
Can find you a parking space, news, weather, etc.
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Not to mention, as I started to create a professional life, it felt a little less-than-professional coming home to a noisy apartment complex where I had to fight someone for a parking space.
Dallas Fort Worth was one of the first airports to create a mobile app that can help users find a parking space, check out the nearest concessions, and use GPS to map the closest stores and food outlets.
When the vehicle is in reverse-mode, the SmartGPS will automatically switch from navigation mode to become a rear-view monitor that allows the driver to see what is behind the vehicle including children, pets and toys, or for assistance when parking into a tight parking space.
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Sensors on the corners of cars, meanwhile, can detect approaching vehicles in blind spots, as when reversing out of a diagonal parking space.
At least they provide a reserved parking space for you.
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Kudos for Mall of America, though, for taking that concept one giant step forward (hey a reserved parking space at the mall the week before Christmas is worth its weight in coupons).
Designed primarily for city and suburban use, the new car will be smaller than a Smart car (three of them can fit into a single parking space), light (around 500 kilos), twice as efficient as an average car and will have the lowest emissions of any car in the same class.
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