Cutting-Edge Parking Garages

At the Grove, electronic display boards tell how many spaces are open, two SUVs can use ramps side-by-side and angled parking is extra wide.

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April 22, 2003, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

For Southern California drivers, finding a space in a parking structure is a dreaded but often unavoidable exercise in frustration. The endless circling. Stalking shoppers down the aisles. Scanning for the glow of red and white lights signaling that a car is backing out. But that's beginning to change, thanks to the efforts of a small but growing contingent of designers working to take the pain out of parking.

Thanks to Manny Rodriguez

FULL STORY: Not All Parking Garages Are Created Alike

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 in The Los Angeles Times

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