PrimoSpot - About Us

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About PrimoSpot

After living in Manhattan for years and racking up several hundred dollars of parking tickets, the site creator decided there must be a better way. After asking other drivers what their methods were, we heard that a few people were keeping hand-drawn maps in notebooks in their cars. As a programmer, he decided to create the map online. He opened the site to allow people to add their own streets and neighborhoods, and in June 2007, PrimoSpot was born.

How it works:

Using Google maps and an extensive database of parking signs, its easier than ever to find the primo spot. You can navigate around on the map using your mouse and the parking information will load in automatically. The map markers are colored to indicate the rules that apply for that side of the street (a legend is on the left hand side of the screen). Click on the marker to see the amount time that you can park there, our photos of the signs, or a view from the street. Just click map to get started.

This is not, currently, a way to find paid garages. Alternate side of the street parking suspensions and holidays are currently not reflected in the time left that is calculated, but will overlay on the map if the rules are suspended.

PrimoSpot regrets that it cannot tell if a spot is available at any given moment, but we are working on a solution for that problem too.

To send a link to a specific place on the map with the parking information included, browse or search the map, then click the link button in the upper-right hand part of the screen. You can also embed these maps on your web site or blog using the same method.

Adding a spot:

You can add spots to the map by clicking Add Spot! at the top. Find the spot on the map where you want to add a space, and follow the instructions on the left hand side. Try it out!