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NEWS ABOUT: parking space

parking space stories: 8 news summaries

 Maria Shriver Skirts 
 Another Driving Law 

Calif. first lady spotted leaving vehicle in red zone

Oct 26, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - TMZ appears to have caught California's first lady flouting state traffic laws for the second time this month. A video on the site shows Maria Shriver—who recently apologized for repeatedly using her cell phone will driving—parking her decidedly non-emergency vehicle in a red zone. She left it there... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • parking space • driving • Maria Shriver • Cadillac Escalade EXT

No Snow Job: Owner Wants $500K for Vail Parking Spot

Space at prime ski destination may appeal to recession-proof snow bunnies

Nov 26, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - America’s economy may be going downhill, but evidently not in the ski destination of Vail, Colo., where one resident is offering a parking space close to prime slopes for $500,000, the Vail Daily reports. “There’s always somebody out there who has money to spend on a... More »

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recession • parking space • luxury goods • Colorado • skiing • economy • financial crisis • Vail

 Parking Goes Green, For a Day 

Drivers from NY to LA find lawns in place of their favorite spots

Sep 19, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Signs of a movement to highlight the need for more urban green space sprouted in cities across the US today, the LA Times reports, turning parking spaces into bite-sized parks. The second annual Park(ing) Day may prove an inconvenience to commuters from San Francisco to New York, but that’s... More »

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San Francisco • New York • Los Angeles • parking space • Pittsburgh • urban planning • Park(ing) Day • city parks

At $68 Per Day, London Parking Obscures Gas Prices

Sydney ($54.50 a day) and New York ($40) relative bargains by comparison

Jul 16, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Besides skyrocketing gas prices, there's another reason to ditch your car: the steep cost of parking. The Economist breaks down the cities with the most expensive spots:
  1. London—$1,167 a month, $68 a day
  2. Sydney—$774.76 a month, $54.50 a day
  3. Hong Kong—$742.40 a
... More »

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London • New York • Hong Kong • parking space • Sydney • cities • cars

San Francisco Pioneers Smart Parking Spots

Wireless sensor network will alert drivers to open spaces

Jul 12, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The streets of San Francisco will be getting smarter this fall, reports the New York Times. The city is pioneering a program to add sensors to thousands of parking spaces; drivers will be alerted to empty spaces through displays on street signs or via their smartphones. City officials hope the... More »

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San Francisco • traffic • parking space • sensor • congestion • smartphones • parking meters • urban planning

Parking Space Spat Leads to Elder Abuse Charges

Younger woman assaults 71-year-old

Jun 19, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman in Stockton, Calif., is facing elder-abuse charges after she allegedly attacked a 71-year-old woman who caught her parking in a handicap spot without a permit, CBS reports. The victim says her 26-year-old assailant “put her baby down and came at me with both hands” when she saw... More »

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crime • parking space • elder abuse • senior citizens

Parking Police Crack Down on Handicap Fraud

Fines are skyrocketing for those who steal spots from disabled

Oct 8, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - People without disabilities who park their cars in handicapped spaces are being slapped with more than just karmic penalties, as local officials and civilian whistle-blowers raise fines and dole out more tickets, the AP reports. With more handicapped placards in circulation than ever, governments are getting savvy to parking fraud. More »

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handicapped • parking space • parking ticket

Parking Spot for Sale: $225,000

Manhattan drivers pay house rates to stash their cars

Jul 12, 07 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The price of New York City parking has doubled in five years, with some drivers currently vying for the chance to pay an astronomical $225,000 for one of five private parking spaces in the basement of a Manhattan condo, the New York Times reports. That's the price of a... More »

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real estate • Manhattan • parking space

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