A company registered to a virtual mailbox in Seattle’s University District, which four months ago acquired a trio of parking technology patents that predate the iPhone, is using one as… Read More
Just because you don’t own a car in Seattle doesn’t mean it’s any easier to park one that you borrow. But for BMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow, new parking options are being… Read More
There are dozens of reasons why driving in Seattle is a pain: The seemingly constant traffic jams, the five-way intersections that defy common sense and, of course, parking. A new… Read More
It can be nearly impossible to find parking in Seattle, or any major city for that matter. But now, rather then heading out for a work meeting or dinner date… Read More
INRIX, the Kirkland, Wash.-based traffic technology company, is supplying parking data for Waze, the popular navigation app powered by driver input. The partnership was announced this morning. INRIX’s data on nearby parking… Read More
Searching for a great parking spot at the mall can be a bit of a challenge, especially during busier shopping seasons. Now a new tool using technology from Kirkland, Wash.-based… Read More
Entrepreneurs Tov Arneson and Ian Lyman spent two years developing an on-demand parking app before deciding to pivot. They wanted to avoid competition from startups like Luxe and Zirx and… Read More
Finding street parking in Seattle may not be getting any easier, but coping with the shock of an expensive ticket will be a little less painful thanks to a new… Read More
Finding parking is frustrating. Homeowners and businesses often have unused driveways and open spots. A new startup out of Vancouver, B.C. wants to bring the two sides together with a… Read More
A new service from traffic technology company INRIX provides a block-by-block heat map of available on-street parking spaces in urban areas — updated hourly — using data from cities, mobile-payment companies,… Read More
Smartphone-equipped Seattleites that dislike parking now have another option to hail an on-demand valet service. Luxe, a San Francisco-based startup that raised $20 million in March, today officially launched in Seattle,… Read More
Thanks to the “sharing economy,” you can make money off your home, off your vehicle, and now, your driveway. A new Portland-based startup called Citifyd is developing an app that connects owners of… Read More
Parking in Seattle is becoming less of a hassle thanks to a couple new fast-growing startups. This past September, Zirx launched its smartphone-powered on-demand valet service in the Emerald City and… Read More
Zirx is off to a fast start in Seattle. The on-demand valet service, which operates in four cities, said today that Seattle is its fastest-growing market just four months after launching… Read More
What if alternative transportation in Seattle was so great that Amazon could turn its parking garages into product fulfillment centers? It might seem like a crazy idea to someone stuck in the “Mercer… Read More
It seems to be getting more difficult — and expensive — to park your car in Seattle, and now one startup wants to help make that process easier. San Francisco-based… Read More
The parking meters that line Seattle’s streets aren’t exactly high-tech. Payment processing time can often take not just a few seconds, but sometimes more than a minute, and options to… Read More
As is the case in many large cities, trying to find a parking space in San Francisco is an exercise in frustration. But two 19-year-old entrepreneurs want to make that… Read More
Parking in Seattle became a little more convenient earlier this month with the debut of PayByPhone, a smartphone app that allows people to fill the meter without visiting their car or displaying a… Read More
It can be really annoying and frustrating to leave a meeting, meal or similar occasion to go refill your parking meter in fear of receiving one of those awful parking… Read More
Even if you don’t recognize Matt Harding’s name, you’ve probably seen one of his videos. He’s the globetrotting YouTube star behind the site WhereTheHellisMatt.com. His videos, showing him dancing with… Read More
An app released this week by a veteran engineer promises to help people avoid the pain of a parking ticket or, worse, a stolen car. Dubbed AutoDefender, for now it’s… Read More