Updated: Thursday, 06 Aug 2009, 8:04 AM CDT
Published : Thursday, 06 Aug 2009, 7:49 AM CDT
WFLD
Parking fees in Chicago are going through the roof, but there's a new way to save big money. It's a Web site that tracks the best deals at Chicago parking lots.
The man behind the company is 21-year-old Ben Sann of New York city.
We started with the Big Apple and then expanded to six other cities and 66 airports nationwide.
His inspiration? An episode of Seinfeld.
“There is episode where George refuses to pay for parking space and heads way over to 5th Avenue. I realized you don't have to go to the river or edge town for great deals,” Sann said.
Sann updates the data four times a year.
By the way, he came up with the idea when he was a sophomore -- in high school.