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Parking meter rate hike in Philadelphia could mean more funds for city schools
Very soon, drivers in Philadelphia may have to shell out more money for parking. The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) is planning to increase existing parking meter rates in order to generate extra...
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New affordable housing plan may tackle NYC parking mandates
Parking minimums apply to New York’s public housing, but most spots are rented by nonresidents, leaving the 160,000 New Yorkers in line for housing out in the cold. De Blasio is set to change that....
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Parking efficiency makes giant LEEP
The parking industry spends more than $6 billion lighting its garages and lots, but now owners of those facilities can turn to a consortium of organizations committed to helping them lower costs...
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San Francisco may give more parking spots to car sharing companies
According to car sharing companies, one key bottleneck in car sharing gaining momentum is the lack of parking spaces. Now, to help them ease into the city, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation...
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Portlanders in trouble with the city over DIY no parking signs
Residents of northeast Portland, Oregon have run into trouble with the city after they put up DIY signs to stop outsiders from using their streets as a free parking zone. The city declared the signs...
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Parking apps with an urban impact catch governments’ eyes
Building an app might be easy. Getting people to use it could be tougher. But you know you’ve got something big if you’ve got the government’s attention. TicketZen is one such app that caught the...
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Many employers misunderstand accessible parking
Employers are bound by law to provide accessible parking to eligible employees. But that’s not always enough. When employers fail to treat each accessible parking issue individually, they may be in...
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More money for an app that fights parking tickets for you
Fixed, a mobile app that fights parking tickets for drivers, found itself in an enviable position for a startup last month: turning down money from investors. It raised $1.2 million in seed funding...
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Houston plans airport garage three times larger than the terminal
Last year, 11 million people passed through Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport, a record number of travelers that means more flights — but also fewer parking spots for employees, passengers, and the...
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“Pocketsourcing” may do away with street sensors for parking
Any city that has purchased and installed wireless parking sensors may be the latest victim of rapid technological change, because a new app called PocketParker may make them obsolete. The app is still...
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