Save Me a Spot
By Andrey Butov
I live near a popular restaurant in New York City. Over the years, it has slowly established itself as a hot evening destination.
Every night, cars double and triple park in the hopes of catching someone pulling out so they can participate in the mad dash to grab the open parking space. The restaurant doesn’t have adequate parking.
The same area, during the day, is completely free of cars; you can park an 18-wheeler blindfolded.
So here’s your web app idea for the day…
Build a service where people who know they are going to need a parking space some time in the near future at a given place, are matched up with people who live in that neighborhood and are able to save them a spot.
I don’t know if a version of this already exists or not, and I can immediately see a whole slew of legal issues that could come up from a rushed implementation of something like this, but I’m the sort of person who analyzes legal hurdles 5 seconds into getting any idea, so don’t go by me. I’m just throwing something out there, the need for which I witness every evening outside my window.
Good luck!
