Stacked Mechanical Parking Lots in NYC – Untapped New York

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Cities 101: Stacked Mechanical Parking Lots in NYC – Untapped New York

Parking your car in New York City can be a herculean task, particularly in the densest borough, Manhattan. Since the early 20th century, inventors have been bent on finding a way to maximize space in parking lots. In 1941, patent filed by O. A. Light, made it possible to stack three cars on top of each other. It was based on the schematic of an earlier patent filed in New York City by Max Miller which used hydraulic lifts to raise cars, leaving a roadway unobstructed. With the automobile boom of the middle of the last century came a boom in creative and automated ways to park them. But is it safe to park your car there?

While I think battery technology has progressed a lot in recent years, for long-haul trucking and even long-distance bus transportation, I think trackless trolleys along interstates and major highways

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While I think battery technology has progressed a lot in recent years, for long-haul trucking and even long-distance bus transportation, I think trackless trolleys along interstates and major highways. I know a lot of people discount the possibility — after all it is expensive to run thousands of miles of electrified wires along with all the substations required to supply the wires, but it could provide a an economical source of power on go, beyond what even a large battery bank could provide.