I've seen this in evidence here and there back home, but the Germans really have this parking thing nailed. The sign shows exactly how many parking spots remain in the noted parking garage, and is updated every couple minutes. It's one thing to see this in Nuremberg; quite a pleasant shock to see it in smaller cities like Erlangen (population 100,000) and Bamberg (70,000). Not sure of the technology used to register the car counts-- could be something as simple as the number of admissions/exits of the ticket dispenser gate. These types of signs are typical for all parking garages, large and small-- the garages, far as I can suss out, are all city controlled.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Smart. Very Smart.
I've seen this in evidence here and there back home, but the Germans really have this parking thing nailed. The sign shows exactly how many parking spots remain in the noted parking garage, and is updated every couple minutes. It's one thing to see this in Nuremberg; quite a pleasant shock to see it in smaller cities like Erlangen (population 100,000) and Bamberg (70,000). Not sure of the technology used to register the car counts-- could be something as simple as the number of admissions/exits of the ticket dispenser gate. These types of signs are typical for all parking garages, large and small-- the garages, far as I can suss out, are all city controlled.
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