Nobody walks in L.A.

June 15, 2006 8:37 AM

Is there such a thing as an online map of Los Angeles that denotes (through color-coding, for example) the time allowed on each street for parking (e.g., 8 AM - 10 PM, 1 hour parking only), as well as street cleaning days? I just spent well over half an hour wandering through an endless maze of "2-hour parking only" residential streets in West L.A. looking for a spot where I could park all day. UGH.
posted by zharptitsa to Travel & Transportation around Los Angeles, LA (5 answers total)

I'm fairly confident that this sort of thing does not exist. What part of West LA are you searching for parking in? There are very few West LA streets that allow more than 2 hour parking without a permit.
posted by jonah at 10:09 AM on June 15, 2006

Sounds like a great oppurtunity to get your hands dirty, make a new product and sell it!

(to late, I am already work ing on it!)
posted by crewshell at 10:43 AM on June 15, 2006

Response by poster: Crewshell - If you're seriously interested in such a project, contact me (email in profile).

Still hoping though that such a thing already exists. Maybe not online. A (paper) map? Anyone?
posted by zharptitsa at 11:56 AM on June 15, 2006

I don't know of a map either, but here's a list of city parking lots in Los Angeles (PDF). Sometimes local businesses can be helpful in pointing you to the cheapest / nearest parking, too.
posted by pricklypear at 12:03 PM on June 15, 2006

No way. If there was, the city would not rake in thousands of dollars a day on parking tickets written to confused people like yourself. It's a racket.
posted by bingo at 3:52 PM on June 15, 2006