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Not as cool as finding a street spot in a neighborhood but I recently visited family in Columbus, OH where they had a parking garage that helped you find a spot
by chrisan 11y ago
Not as cool as finding a street spot in a neighborhood but I recently visited family in Columbus, OH where they had a parking garage that helped you find a spot. This was a very popular shopping area when the weather is nice and can be a madhouse finding a parking spot.
Prior to entering the garage: XX spots available sign
Upon entering the garage: X spots level 1, Y spots level 2, Z spots level 3, etc
Upon picking the floor of your choice: Signs above each row with # of spots available.
So essentially I drove to a floor with a decent amount of spots available then was guided to a row with 3 spots left and parked easily and efficiently, no more mindlessly driving up and down lanes/floors adding to congestion. I tried to find the company in charge of the tech but the wife had more pressing matters to attend :)
I'm sure its been around a while or in other places, but this was the first I have seen and experienced it
- dormento 11y agoThis is standard on shopping malls in Brazil. Helps a ton. Another cool thing (and I don't know if this is standard) are these small red/green lights above each spot, allowing you to see from far away if that particular spot is taken or not.
- raihansaputra 11y agoThe red green spot is really useful until a small car comes or the sensor is broken. But nonetheless it's really cool. I wonder what they use for the sensor. Light sensor? Magnetic?
- raihansaputra 11y agoThat's a big improvement from what I usually see (just the X spots entering the garage and X spots per level). The per row information increases the usability a lot. I wonder if it would cost a lot to implement it from what most have right now.