Justine was one of thousands of people worldwide celebrating Park ing) Day, in which parking spots were transformed into tiny, ephemeral parks, to bring attention to the question of why so much publicly owned land is dedicated to accommodating privately owned cars.
They can't agree on who gets which parking spot.
The city reached a compromise with residents in which parking was outlawed during the day but permitted at night, when fewer cyclists were out.
The new signs will decrease the time during which parking is prohibited from to 90 minutes from three hours in most places.
The new format also displays more prominently the length of time for which parking is allowed, setting the information off in large type inside a box in the upper left corner.
Commuters streaming through were already calling Emanuel Mr. Mayorr," or simply Rahm, explaining which parking meters on the Lakefront they wanted fixed or what predatory lending on the South Side they needed stopped.
