Nov 19, 2009 8:55 am US/Eastern
ROADIFY: Twitter Your Way Into An NYC Parking Spot
New Hi-Tech Program Focuses On Brooklyn Community, Using Point Based System Called 'Parking Around Me'
Text Or Twitter To 'GET' And 'GIVE' Park Slope Area Parking
Reporting
Jay Dow
BROOKLYN (CBS) ―
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Use text messaging or Twitter to find a parking spot in Brooklyn; part of an experimental program called "Roadify."
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Parking-challenged residents of one Brooklyn community are going high-tech in their never-ending effort to find a place to put their cars. It's an experiment that could be coming to other parts of New York City as well, but first it needs to succeed.
It's no secret. Park Slope is a parking nightmare. But what if you could join a cyber community that allows members to share available parking spot information? Well, now it's possible with a brand new system called "Roadify." The service, which let's you know about parking spots near you at the moment went live this week.
Here's how it works. Roadify focuses just on the area in Park Slope near New York Methodist Hospital, using a point based system called "Parking Around Me."
Leaving a parking spot? Using either text messages or Twitter, you earn "GIVE" points by sending in your location and when it will be available. Someone who needs a parking spot, using either text messaging or Twitter, simply sends the word "GET."
Seconds later, Roadify notifies you of what spots are available.
Obviously, it's all based on an honor system which Roadify's creators hope will ease the pain of parking in Park Slope, and eventually, across the city.
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