Read more parking space stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5322/parking-space.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:28:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72592/maria-shriver-skirts-another-driving-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTMZ appears to have caught California's first lady flouting state traffic laws for the second time this month. A video on the site shows Maria Shriver—who recently apologized for repeatedly using her cell phone will driving—parking her decidedly non-emergency vehicle in a red zone. She left it there...http://www.newser.com/story/72592/maria-shriver-skirts-another-driving-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 12:22:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43641/no-snow-job-owner-wants-500k-for-vail-parking-spot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica’s economy may be going downhill, but evidently not in the ski destination of Vail, Colo., where one resident is offering a parking space close to prime slopes for $500,000, the Vail Daily reports. “There’s always somebody out there who has money to spend on a good Vail parking...http://www.newser.com/story/43641/no-snow-job-owner-wants-500k-for-vail-parking-spot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 14:44:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37919/parking-goes-green-for-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSigns of a movement to highlight the need for more urban green space sprouted in cities across the US today, the LA Times reports, turning parking spaces into bite-sized parks. The second annual Park(ing) Day may prove an inconvenience to commuters from San Francisco to New York, but that’s the...http://www.newser.com/story/37919/parking-goes-green-for-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 16:13:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32602/at-68-per-day-london-parking-obscures-gas-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBesides skyrocketing gas prices, there's another reason to ditch your car: the steep cost of parking. The Economist breaks down the cities with the most expensive spots: London—$1,167 a month, $68 a day Sydney—$774.76 a month, $54.50 a day Hong Kong—$742.40 a month,...http://www.newser.com/story/32602/at-68-per-day-london-parking-obscures-gas-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jul 2008 17:00:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32263/san-francisco-pioneers-smart-parking-spots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe streets of San Francisco will be getting smarter this fall, reports the New York Times . The city is pioneering a program to add sensors to thousands of parking spaces; drivers will be alerted to empty spaces through displays on street signs or via their smartphones. City officials hope the...http://www.newser.com/story/32263/san-francisco-pioneers-smart-parking-spots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Jul 2008 7:48:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30450/parking-space-spat-leads-to-elder-abuse-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA woman in Stockton, Calif., is facing elder-abuse charges after she allegedly attacked a 71-year-old woman who caught her parking in a handicap spot without a permit, CBS reports. The victim says her 26-year-old assailant “put her baby down and came at me with both hands” when she saw the...http://www.newser.com/story/30450/parking-space-spat-leads-to-elder-abuse-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Jun 2008 18:23:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9046/parking-police-crack-down-on-handicap-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople without disabilities who park their cars in handicapped spaces are being slapped with more than just karmic penalties, as local officials and civilian whistle-blowers raise fines and dole out more tickets, the AP reports. With more handicapped placards in circulation than ever, governments are getting savvy to parking fraud.http://www.newser.com/story/9046/parking-police-crack-down-on-handicap-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Oct 2007 3:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4186/parking-spot-for-sale-225000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe price of New York City parking has doubled in five years, with some drivers currently vying for the chance to pay an astronomical $225,000 for one of five private parking spaces in the basement of a Manhattan condo, the New York Times reports. That's the price of a...http://www.newser.com/story/4186/parking-spot-for-sale-225000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jul 2007 7:28:10 CDT