Park at my house
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ParkAtMyHouse.com is a website where you can rent a driveway, garage or secure parking space or find places to park by arrangement on someone elses driveway.
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A web site where you can advertise your parking bay and where people looking for parking bays can find a suitable location. Available initially in the UK and now in the USA.
[edit] History
In May 2006 a UK tourist in the USA, Anthony Eskinazi, was failing to find a parking spot near a major sports stadium in San Francisco on match day when he saw an empty driveway close to the stadium. Realising a business opportunity for both homeowners and drivers he set up Parkatmyhouse.com on his return to the UK in June 2006
The site opened to the public on 22nd September 2006.[1] and in the USA in Feburary 2008.[2] Their site is sponsored by Zipcar.
The UK Government has used ParkatmyHouse in a recent case study suggesting that it would promote integrated transport by taking cars off the street and easing on-street parking pressure.[3] It is however general transport policy to call for 'demand constraining parking standards' to encourage a switch to sustainable transport.[4]
[edit] References
- ↑ About parkatmyhouse
- ↑ ParkatmyHouse.com is now live in North America! parkatmyhouse
- ↑ Case Study - www.parkatmyhouse.com HM Government
- ↑ EAST OF ENGLAND PLAN - page policy T14 page 151 Government Offices for the English Regions
