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<\/div>Striking a Chord<\/h2>
Web developer Victor Pontis has had enough of cars in San Francisco — parking spaces, he says, just take up too much space.<\/p>
His idea: turn the prime real estate of parking spots into coworking spaces, complete with desks and chairs, that he called WePark — and charge only the price of a parking meter, which is a fraction<\/a> of the price of other local coworking spaces.<\/p> I have set up at 16th and Market and paid the meter a reasonable $2.75 for one hour.<\/p> Stop by and say hi! pic.twitter.com\/qJCJudEWsh<\/a><\/p> — Victor Pontis (@VictorPontis) April 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> The experiment struck a nerve — especially considering the skyrocketing rent in the Californian metropolis — and picked up widespread press coverage.<\/p> “Car parking squanders space that can be used for the public good — bike lanes, larger sidewalks, retail, cafes, more housing,” Pontis told Vice<\/em><\/a>. “Let’s use city streets for people, not cars.”<\/p> Great first official day of WePark!<\/p> We had 3 events across the world today:<\/p> – @valdecarpentrie<\/a> in France And we hear more are coming soon to a city near you! pic.twitter.com\/cGnea3G9VQ<\/a><\/p> — wepark (@weparkweparty) April 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> Pontis got the idea from a tweet by developer Devon Zuegel, who posted a picture of a specialized bike carrier vehicle that can fit eight bikes in a single parking spot.<\/p> This mobile parklet fits 8 bikes. With a license plate, it can be legally parked anywhere for the price of parking 1 car. Genius. https:\/\/t.co\/cFshYA4C1N<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p6xTfLd5CA<\/a><\/p> — Devon (@devonzuegel) March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> WePark has quickly garnered the attention from freelancers across the globe. Its operations have expanded to Santa Monica — and a related event even took place in France<\/a>.<\/p> The question remains: is WePark more than a publicity stunt that takes a clear stance against San Francisco’s — perhaps even an American — obsession with cars? That’s hard to tell. But momentum is growing<\/a> behind the idea regardless.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>A Rogue Coder Turned a Parking Spot into a Coworking Space and People Loved It<\/a> [Vice<\/em>] More on the sharing economy:<\/strong> People Love Living in Pods So Much They’re Getting Neck Tattoos About It<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post SF Is so Expensive That People Are Using Parking Spots as Offices<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Excerpt from: Striking a Chord Web developer Victor Pontis has had enough of cars in San Francisco \u2014 parking spaces, he says,\u00a0just take up too much space. Continue reading
– @graybright<\/a> in Santa Monica
– @VictorPontis<\/a> + 30 others in San Francisco. (Recap coming soon.)<\/p>Everybody Park Now<\/h2>
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