LAist: Found in LA: The Future of Parking

Hindinwood

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:28:38 -0800

There goes the neighborhood.

delara

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:38:45 -0800

I hear ya Bekka. I work on the Chandler bike path just before Cahuenga in a building that has just recently been refurbished and they couldn't even be bothered to put in bike racks. But boy do they have plenty of empty parking spaces. I have to lock up my bike to these whimpy metal fences all tarted up to look like iron. On the subject at hand, I quite like the pay point meters I've come across (on Magnolia in NoHo). Just park in the numbered spot that has time left on the meter. Brilliant free parking! :P

BekkaTeerlink

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:18:30 -0800

There are no less than 3 actual bike parking units within a block of Intelligentsia. I just wish there was at least 1 bike parking unit within a mile of where I work. (Or a meter, or pole, or tree, or something...) It's real hard to keep a bike at my desk.

Zach Behrens

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:03:06 -0800

My bad experience with WeHo's pay stations was that I paid by credit card for two hours and then it timestamped my parking pass for one half hour earlier than it was, giving me only 1.5 hours instead of two. Then when I tried to pay by phone to update my hours, it wasn't working and customer service was gone for the night. Then I walked back to my car to pay, once again getting ripped by a half hour, but found a parking enforcement guy who said he never enforces them anyway cause they cause too many problems.

arbouler

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:32:40 -0800

went to h lorenzo last weekend on sunset strip. they had similar system and the machine is solar powered. you can pay with cash or credit card. if i can remember correctly minimum 50 cents with credit card for half an hour.

Zach Behrens

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:56:43 -0800

Alex, I actually heard that there was a specific ordinance against parking bikes on parking meters. How about trees? Trees love bikes! But you probably have a u-lock, eh? In the end, that brings up a great question and issue. Bike parking will get tougher.

AlexT

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:44:14 -0800

Where will I park my bike?

Zach Behrens

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:44:09 -0800

Could be similar, but not sure if the city of West Hollywood and the city of Los Angeles are using the exact same contractor. What's your experience with WeHo's? I've only had one and it blew.

torrmoz

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:22:08 -0800

will these be any different than the units next to Target at La Brea & Santa Monica Blvd?