weird stacking n.— «Ms. Reel and others had noticed a curious byproduct of the parking experiment, a phenomenon perhaps already studied by transportation specialists. She called it “weird stacking,” the notion that cars left on a street...
cell phone lot n.— «The airport caters to these “road warriors,” as they are referred to by airport officials. Huckaby ticked off a number of ways the airport tries to serve all travelers:…Cell phone lot where people can wait to...
park v.— «Trim branches six feet from the ground. This practice, known as “parking” a tree, prevents ground fires from igniting leaves or needles on higher tree limbs.» —“Busy day for San Joaquin Valley...
dragging n.— «He added “dragging” by minibuses on Highway 1 between Speightstown and Bridgetown on the off-peak hours and on Highway 7 (South Coast) by ZRs was sometimes overbearing. “Dragging” is the term used to...
ticket case n.— «There are contracts you agree to (or are taken to agree to) by your conduct alone. A good example of this sort of contract is the contract you agree to at places like public parking garages. When you drive into a public...
flag drop n.— «The rate increase is the first since 2005, and the second since the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) assumed regulatory authority of local taxis that same year. Though the initial fare, commonly called the “flag...