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Michael Munger: Economic Observations of Beach Parking
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When the large lot fills up, a line forms — there is only one entrance — with the first car in line waiting at the turnoff from the main road, and the other cars temporarily parked in order of arrival off on the right shoulder, with two wheels on the grass so that they don’t block through traffic. But when the smaller lot fills up, cars waiting for a spot disperse around the lot, with four cars each parked in an area that commands four or five parking spaces. The “line” at the small lot is usually one or two cars at most, plus the four cars that have staked out territories within the lot itself.