Los Angeles (L.A.) is well known for having some of the worst traffic in the country. INRIX release a list of the cities with the worst traffic and L.A. is leading it. We know. No surprise.
You can read the whole thing here. Today we are going to look at another problem that cars bring: PARKING.
Here is a simple HOCUS-FOCUS for you
Every Los Angeles driver has attempted to decipher seemingly conflicting parking signs and has later found a parking ticket on the windshield*
But if you don’t believe us, just listen to this NPR show explaining the mysteries of this signs.
If you want to understand where and how much L.A make from those tickets you can take a look at this great infographic:
What we can see in this infographic is that it’s not all about the signs. Even street sweeping tickets can change randomly. It feels is like a lottery ticket, in which you won’t win, but for sure you will pay.
As this L.A article mentioned: “Travis Smith lived in an apartment at the corner of those two streets for seven years and said sometimes he had to move his car more than half a mile away just to find an available spot during street-cleaning hours. He got plenty of $73 street-sweeping tickets too. “You get used to it,” Smith said. “If you want to live here, that’s just what you have to put up with.”
What would happen if everyone’s driveway and garage was in the same platform creating a network of connected neighbors that can schedule and set their spaces for rent for those that work at home or go to work later?
What if we can take the $73-street-sweeping-ticket-bad-experience and make it a positive action where we share our spaces and help each other?
This is our dream
At Fleck Parking are trying to build this solution so people won’t have to experience anger or frustration by seeing a ticket or their car towed away. We believe there is a better way to do it.
Come join us: www.fleckparking.com
or you can download the app: iPhone & Android
If you want to join our movement your city, list your space and get $10 cash! Refer a neighbor/friend and you both can get $10 cash!
Let’s end with a nice and positive thought on what would happen if we just took some cars out of the roads. This video explains in a simple, beautiful way:
Wake me up before you Go-Go, and hit the Recommend button before you Go-Go… that was lame :)
