Good on them for bringing attention to how much space is wasted for parking in cities! A clever way to raise awareness.
Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
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Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#12That makes me wonder what else you could repurpose as an office in places where offices are disproportionally expensive. What about a climate-controlled storage unit? A quick Googling tells me you can get a small (but large enough for a desk) climate controlled storage unit in San Fran for about $100-150/month. That's vastly cheaper than a co-working space. I know you can get storage units with power, they're pretty popular as practice spaces for bands around where I live. You'd need a mobile hotspot for internet, and no windows might be a bit depressing, but for the price...
Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#13Has anybody tried to create something like AirBnB for co-working/office spaces? There must be people willing to rent out a spare bedroom they never use, etc. All you really need to provide is a desk and internet.
exactly what I was thinking, e.g. "need a working space anywhere? just use the app and rent a one of our free spaces or share one"
I could definitely see VC money going into this, maybe even an existing company doing it.
the parking spots could have temporary structures to make it more like an office, have plugs, internet, etc.
then it could expand globally and it's no issue if it's outlawed in one city/country, just go to the next city/country.
Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#14That is the actual plot of the SheWork episode in Broad City.
Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#15Welcome to Silicon Valley: where everyone has somehow bamboozled themselves into believing that working in a cramped parking space is more valuable than buying office real estate in LITERALLY any other state... Remember kids: you don’t HAVE to live in California.
Can’t tell if you’re serious but this was a joke/stunt. The point being to show how poor of a use of space it is to have street parking lining every street in an expensive and crowded city.
Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#16They should invest in getting those large collapsable umbrellas for shade, working in 'on-road parking' during summer doesn't sound practical.
Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#17Welcome to Silicon Valley: where everyone has somehow bamboozled themselves into believing that working in a cramped parking space is more valuable than buying office real estate in LITERALLY any other state... Remember kids: you don’t HAVE to live in California.
The irony is that all the companies and startups work on internet companies which could happen anywhere with internet access. It's not like there is a gold mine under San Francisco streets that requires on site mining. And before you say "the people are the gold mine", those people could be interacted with remotely quite easily.
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#18the website: https://www.wepark.us
the original twitter thread (first test drive): https://twitter.com/VictorPontis/status/1121521771633500160
Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#19That makes me wonder what else you could repurpose as an office in places where offices are disproportionally expensive. What about a climate-controlled storage unit? A quick Googling tells me you can get a small (but large enough for a desk) climate controlled storage unit in San Fran for about $100-150/month. That's vastly cheaper than a co-working space. I know you can get storage units with power, they're pretty…
Met a guy in DC that actually lived inside a warehouse storage unit. He had installed lights, walls for multiple bedrooms, a kitchen/bar, and a lot of cool art. I'm awful at estimating distances but I'd guess the main room was about 800sqft and the bedrooms/bathrooms were divided from another 400sqft. With a little love, any place can become a home.
Re: Newest coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
#20Has anybody tried to create something like AirBnB for co-working/office spaces? There must be people willing to rent out a spare bedroom they never use, etc. All you really need to provide is a desk and internet.
This is an excellent idea! Letting out the entire apartment or most of it could make for a better experience, since part of the appeal (for many) is the community and a break from solo working environments. One could make an app where users could see coworker profiles etc - might appeal to people looking for inspiration or motivation.