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Parking
Paris will charge for motorcycle parking, stirring protest from the biker community
Aug 29, 2022
The cost of street parking for a motorcycle will be about $40 a day. Officials would like to see greater use of public transportation.
Modern parking "meters" give cities the power to reduce congestion
Jun 28, 2022
Parking charges based on timing or vehicle type, for example, can encourage drivers to consider other forms of transit.
Scarcity of parking in Austin makes it hard for some businesses to hire
by
Samuel King
Jan 2, 2020
In tight labor market, businesses say parking can be a factor in whether employees stay or go.
The tricky practice of pricing parking
Mar 13, 2015
Cities are looking at variable rates as a way to raise money and control traffic
Parking apps under scrutiny from city governments
by
Molly Wood
Jun 25, 2014
The city of San Francisco wants to ban a parking space auction app.
You hate my job: Giving out parking tickets
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 19, 2013
Marketplace profiles people paid to do work that can make life miserable for others.
NYC parking nightmare could get worse, fines for painting curbs
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 18, 2013
Parking can be so bad in New York City, some frustrated residents have taken to reserving spots by painting the curb. Now, they could see higher fines.
For public good, not for profit.
Parking meter headaches? There's an app for that
Feb 20, 2013
More cities are turning to handheld devices and smartphone apps to make it easier for you to feed the parking meter.
Barclays Center in Brooklyn encourages train riders
Sep 28, 2012
The new Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn can accommodate 18,000 people, but it offers just a few hundred parking spots.