I had to make a mad dash into the underground garage downtown this week. I found a parking spot right away this time, but finding spots in parking garages isn't always such a quick and easy project. Two ideas we saw during our vacation last month really made the process easier. In long-term parking at the San Francisco airport, a digital sign on each floor tells you how many parking stalls are available -- if any.
A parking garage we used in Vienna, Austria went one step further. The Austrians have a system for telling you precisely which spots are open. Each parking space has a sensor connected to a light on the ceiling above it. Red light means the spot is taken. Green light means it's available. You can just look down each aisle and go for the nearest green light. Simple!
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