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Social Activism & Mobile Tech

10.20.09

[BKPK] a parking community New Yawk, Social Activism & Mobile Tech | (0)
BKPK is a parking space swapping service. Using text messaging, social networking or our website, users will be able to offer and take. BKPK as a cause on facebook. @BKLNPK Background Brooklyn Heights is one of the highest ticketed districts in New York and therefor in the nation. I've had a car in the neighborhood for a little more than three months and have already accrued over $300 in parking tickets. In most cases my car was ticketed within 15 minutes of the parking law going into effect. Scarcity of parking space means drivers are forced to park in zones designated for daily street ...
10.13.09

#freeparkBK New Yawk, Social Activism & Mobile Tech | (0)
Summary: Tired of parking tickets? Dreading that half hour drive around the neighborhood for a spot only good 'til morning? Let me introduce BKPK. Free parking in Brooklyn. I am proposing a parking-space swapping community. How will this work? There are a few systems we plan to enact. 1. Public Message Board - Users opt in to receive updates via Twitter or SMS for parking spaces in their zip code. 2. Karma System - This is an iteration of the message board with a points system. Points awarded if user posts free space [1 pt] or when he takes a posted space ...