The race for space

摘要

Paying for parking, says George Cos-tanza, a character from "Seinfeld", a sitcom from the 1990s, is like going to a prostitute: "Why should I pay when, if I apply myself, maybe I can get it for free?" Americans still tend to think like Mr Costanza, in part because free parking is the norm in most places. But in a few crowded cities, and with the help of new technology, people are beginning to think about parking more cleverly. Over time, the result may be to change how America's traffic-clogged cities work.