Tag: parking
How highways got their signs
We recently got an interesting inquiry from a customer asking, just how did street signs get that way? Why are they shaped like they are? Well, it’s actually an interesting question! At first, signage on streets and highways wasn’t standardized at all. In the early 20th century, most long-distance travel was by rail or […]
L.A.’s bike highway that never was
Los Angeles is the car capital of America. Its landmarks are its roads: Sunset Boulevard, the Pacific Coast Highway, Rodeo Drive. And entire comedy sketches have been made about Angelenos’ love affair with the automobile. But it wasn’t always this way. In 1900, Los Angeles had the first elevated “cycleway” in the world. At the […]
How to get a handicap parking permit in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Have you ever wondered how to get a handicap parking permit in your state? Under federal law, anyone with a wide range of challenges is entitles to accessible parking. This can include people who are in recovery from short-term injuries or illnesses, and are eligible for temporary handicap parking permits. Below, we outline how to […]