Week 6 BOC: Parking Panda

Parking Panda is an app that helps you to find parking at a lower cost (than a parking garage) and makes finding a space more easier and less time consuming.

"Parking Panda allows parking space owners to capitalize on their underutilized parking spaces by renting them out to a community of drivers who need spots."

 Parking Panda can be used on your phone or on your laptop.It’s so easy to use. To host your driveway or garage, just take a picture and upload it to Parking Panda. Users can easily find it and it is a super fast way you to make money.

"Parking Panda users can find available parking spots using the Parking Panda website, either from a web browser or a mobile phone web browser. If searching from a mobile phone, the site will use the user's location to automatically find nearby available parking, or users can enter a location to search. Users can see photos of spaces, and even pay for the spaces directly from their mobile phones."

Parking Panda is different because it is one of the first mobile apps to quickly help users to find a parking space, sometimes at a great price or really pricey, depending on what is going on the day of. It allows users to quickly make money by just posting a picture of their driveway.

"Parking Panda works in two ways. The app allows ordinary people to rent out their driveway or spare parking space to motorists in need.Its second, and more recent, line of business creates online and mobile reservations for parking facilities."

I think Parking Panda is really important to me. When it expands more and is used greatly where I live, I would be willing to take part of Parking Panda’s community to make easy money. It is so simple anyone can do it. It may be a lifesaver to those who aren’t working currently; they can rent out their driveways to commuters and make money easily.  

"Garage owners can dictate the price of parking and number of spaces available for reservations based on demand. When there is an influx of drivers, perhaps during a sporting event, the price to reserve a space goes up. Similarly, when demand wanes, such as late at night or on a Friday afternoon,the price comes down."

 I would definitely use this app. It has helped greatly to busy commuters and tourists who don’t enjoy paying so much to park in a giant parking garage.