Kansas City’s parking salvation could be just one app away

Kansas City drivers looking for a parking space swing through downtown like uncertain dance partners, interrupting the flow of traffic and just hoping to not careen into something that leaves a mark. Hope, and parking advice, could come from ‘Where Da Spot‘ a hypothetical application created by Sporting Innovations for the Hack the Midwest conference that needs a champion and a developer [h/t Kansas City IT Professionals].

The team from Sporting built a demo version in 24 hours that used the city of Kansas City’s application programming interface, which included a list of public and garage parking spaces downtown. Where Da Spot is intended to provide users with a listing of available spaces, the ability to pay for those spaces using Dwolla, a reminder for when you’d need to feed the meter or move your car, and directions back to where you parked in case you’ve forgotten.