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.
Mr. Soto said he was recently stopped and issued two tickets while waiting for a parking space: one for disorderly conduct because he was blocking traffic and the other for possession of a knife which he said was less than four inches and was being used for renovating a family property.
Success might come in the form of more money or a better job or a better parking space or a hotter wife.
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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