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>> ooh, ooh, ooh. >> however, with new technology on your smartphone, it's going to make things a whole lot easier. yes, there's an app for that. wabc's tim fleischer has the details. >> reporter: around arthur avenue you could seemingly drive for hours and wait even longer for a parking spot. >> i get here sometimes at 7:00 in the morning to come to work, and it's hard to find parking. >> reporter: that is about to change. as city d.o.t. workers begin installing here on 187th street these hockey puck-size sensors that will allow you to see if a parking spot opens up using your smartphone. >> ...

Street which can tell whether or not a parking space is free and that information ultimately is uploaded to a smartphone app. and finding a place to park in san francisco can be a futile effort. >> in this neighborhood it is cut throat, and anywhere in the city, it is pretty tough. >> reporter: so it figures that the bay area, home to the world greatest technology companies would offer an innovative solution, but it does not come from industry, but city hall. the city of san francisco is offering a free iphone p aapp h in realtime to land a parking spot. the sensors can determine if the spot i...

Technology work begins with what you're seeing right here. is this a sensor embedded here in the street. this can tell whether or not a parking space is free. and that information ultimately gets uploaded to a smartphone app. finding a place to park in san francisco can be a few tal effort. >> in this neighborhood it's cut-throat. it's pretty tough. >> reporter: so it figures that the bay area, home to the world's greatest technology companies, would offer an innovative solution. except it doesn't come from industry. but city hall. the city of san francisco is offering a free iphone app that c...