ParkingHunter.com let’s you find someone else’s parking space–and rent it.

Got a cool email today about a new site/service that let’s people in urban areas who have an extra parking space (driveway, etc) offer it for rent to people who need a place to park:

Why not park on someone else’s driveway for less? Source: ParkingHunter.com: Hundreds of parking owners across North America are making extra cash with ParkingHunter.com

I took a quick look at the offerings for Vancouver (there are also searches for Toronto, New York, Calgary, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, San Francisco, and other cities as well):

Looks like pretty decent coverage of the city.  The shot above is around the downtown core is where I would need to go when I go to Vancouver.  The premise here is pretty simple: you have a space that people can use to park, and you offer it for use.  Some of these might be free (use my driveway, I’m not there) or rental (daily, weekly, monthly) but if you know that you have a space to park, and near where you need to be, that is a lot of stress off your mind when driving into the city.

Of course there could start to be a bidding war for spaces in coveted areas, and I’m not sure if this is capitalism at its best or worst, but if parking is at a premium already…

If you have a space would you rent it or just let people park in your driveway for free?