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San Francisco, CA - Dozens Of Cities Testing Smart Parking Systems, Bloomberg: NYC Not One Of Them |
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The system uses a wireless sensor embedded in a 4-inch-by-4-inch piece of plastic, fastened to the pavement adjacent to each parking space.
Tod Dykstra, left, chief of Streetline, and Scott Dykstra glue down sensors.
Peter DaSilva for The New York Times
The system uses a wireless sensor embedded in a 4-inch-by-4-inch piece of plastic, fastened to the pavement adjacent to each parking space.
This fall, San Francisco will test 6,000 of its 24,000 metered parking spaces in the nation’s most ambitious trial of a wireless sensor network that will announce which of the spaces are free at any moment.
Drivers will be alerted to empty parking places either by displays on street signs, or by looking at maps on screens of their smartphones. They may even be able to pay for parking by cellphone, and add to the parking meter from their phones without returning to the car.
Solving the parking mess takes on special significance in San Francisco because two years ago a 19-year-old, Boris Albinder, was stabbed to death during a fight over a parking space.
About a dozen major cities are in discussions with technology companies to deploy so-called smart parking systems, though San Francisco is ahead in its efforts.
New York City is not among them. The Bloomberg administration’s plan for easing traffic through a congestion pricing plan died in the State Legislature this spring, though high gas prices are reducing traffic somewhat on their own.
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Jul 14, 2008 at 12:09 PM annoynmes Says:
lets see if it will work in New york
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Jul 14, 2008 at 12:11 PM Anonymous Says:
What it all boils down to is this -
Other cities are trying to solve the parking problem while Bloomberg is trying to raise money. If he realy meant the 'parking issue' he would look into solutions like the one mentioned in the article. Bloomberg is out of touch with the wroking class. Thanks G-D for term limits we will be finished with him soon (I just hope he does not cause much damage in the time that's left).
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Jul 14, 2008 at 12:22 PM Anonymous Says:
Bloomberg is continuing his mission to balance the NYC budget on the backs of motorists. This is evident in his hiring of more meter maids (traffic officers), increasing the fines for any parking offenses by astronomical proportions, and creating traffic courts that rarely listen to reason. Look at the result - create violations of the law that can then genrate revenue. His record is impeccable. Thank G-d for term limits.
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Jul 14, 2008 at 12:27 PM Renegade Says:
of course bloomberg is against it. this costs the city money and helps the taxpayers.
Bloomberg only wants a system that bring in money and screws the taxpayers.
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Jul 14, 2008 at 01:09 PM bigwheeel Says:
It's like the story (Bubbe Meyse'leh) of the Goose that laid the golden egg! Our esteemed [former] Mayor is trying [very hard] to kill the goose that laid [and still continues to lay] the golden egg/s!
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Jul 14, 2008 at 01:35 PM moshe Says:
as soon as bloomberg figures out a way to tax us for using the new system, we will be the first to have it.
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Jul 14, 2008 at 03:23 PM Anonymous Says:
Sound silly, The system will tell me that there is an empty space 1 ½ blocks away. Will the spot wait for me to get there? Of course not. Then the system will tell me there is an empty space where I just came from. Waste of time and money.