Parklets for "Parking" People

Check out what's in store for street parking in San Francisco this summer!

Full article here: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20225128/parking-spot-mini-park-oakland

San Francisco will send text alerts to parkers

Ever pay a huge parking ticket only because you simply lost track of time?  Well the City of San Francisco's parking division will now send parkers a text alert letting them know their time is about to expire!  Nice little feature eh? 

However, this friendly little reminder will cost you... A 45-cent "convenience" fee will be charged for each pay-by-phone transaction. The service is voluntary.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/28/BA4S1M5AKA.DTL#ixzz1fJywcC8M

Find Parking Easier in the big city!

Here is an article from back in 2008 that describes a wireless sensor that can detect the presence of a parked car.  The idea is that there are signs around the city that will notify drivers of open street parking to make the search for parking easier.  This is a great idea and definitely will reduce time, traffic and air pollution as it will reduce the number of cars circling the streets to find parking.  This article was published back in 2008, no update regarding this technology as of late.  We wonder what happened?

Read the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/business/12newpark.html?adxnnl=1&ref=parking&adxnnlx=1313359108-26hxL8RW1q3VMKBqTcBLWA