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    Which Way, L.A.?

    High-Tech Parking Meters Heading to Downtown LA

    Drivers cruising for parking spaces make up 30% of urban traffic and a lot of pollution. The City of LA wants to take the hassle out, with sensors laid in the pavement as part of an electronic system that guides drivers to open spaces. Amir Sadadi is Assistant General Manager for the Department of Transportation.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Drivers cruising for parking spaces make up 30% of urban traffic and a lot of pollution. The City of LA wants to take the hassle out, with sensors laid in the pavement as part of an electronic system that guides drivers to open spaces. Amir Sadadi is Assistant General Manager for the Department of Transportation.

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    3. 26:13Election Results: Did Insurgents Upend the Establishment?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Julia Flucht

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Amir Sedadi

      Assistant General Manager, LA Department of Transportation

      News

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    2 of 3
    Will California Ever Get a Budget?
    1. 0:00Will California Ever Get a Budget?
    2. 18:56High-Tech Parking Meters Heading to Downtown LAYou’re reading this
    3. 26:13Election Results: Did Insurgents Upend the Establishment?
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