But They Said I Could Park Here!

As the Old Man of 2010 way to the New Year's Baby of 2011 the question is... what does the New Year hold?  Given that some of the most famous prognosticators predict with only 39% accuracy you'll be equally forgiving with these Crazy Parking Predictions of 2011!

> In 2011 parking meters will experience a software glitch similar to Y2K.  Twenty-four hours of free parking will be given to anyone who feeds a meter at 11:11am on November 11, 2011.

> 2011 will be the Year of the Parking App.  If you have an iPhone, an Android-phone, megaphone, Blackberry, Blueberry or Halleberry then you'll be able to get an "app" that lets you find parking, reserve parking, pay for parking, or share parking with somebody you don't know.

> In 2011 the Internet will officially be renamed "The Cloud".  Use of the word Internet will disappear overnight.  Nobody will really be sure what the cloud really is, but there will be Parking in The Cloud.  One enterprising American City will rename itself The Cloud.

> In 2011 sales of electric vehicles will exceed expectations.  With these new vehicles we will see the creation of the electric license plate, which will subsequently befuddle all existing LPR systems.

> 2011 will see rent prices rise in London, England to such a high level that it will become cheaper to live in your car than in an apartment.  Parking garage owners will offer cash-for-clunkers to fill empty stalls, and then lease them out as hotel rooms.

Best wishes for a great 2011!