# Anti-Parking Space Campaigns ‘Chair-Free-Chicago' Signs Stop Dibs on Parking Spaces By Amanda Chang | Published 2010-12-22 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chair-free-chicago References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/36911/) & [chairfreechicago.org](http://www.chairfreechicago.org/) If you live in the Chicago area, you might have experienced first-hand the annoyance of "chair dibs," but Chair-Free-Chicago is now pushing back to stop this nuisance. While it has been a time-honored tradition of the windy-city to place chairs or other items in shoveled parking spaces, let’s face it - it can be quite the murderous feeling when no one but a chair is using a perfectly free space. So if you live in Chicago and happen to be one of those individuals who would like the tradition to stop, take part in the Chair-Free-Chicago campaign and put those flyers up! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 7% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Activism](https://www.trendhunter.com/activism) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Anti-parking Space Campaigns:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a mobile app that allows users to report and claim available parking spaces, eliminating the need for physical markers like chairs. - **'chair-free-chicago':** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a service that offers alternative storage solutions for parking spot markers, such as secure lockers or designated storage areas. - **Stopping 'dibs' Tradition:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design smart parking infrastructure that automatically assigns and releases parking spaces, making 'dibs' unnecessary. ### Who This Affects Most - **Urban Mobility:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop smart parking systems and technologies to improve the efficiency and fairness of urban parking. - **Sharing Economy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform where people can rent out or share their private parking spaces, reducing the need for public parking. - **Storage Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce innovative storage solutions specifically tailored for parking spot markers, providing convenience and security. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Antitheft Storage Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/afford-chair.md) - [Book-Inspired Public Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sit-down-to-read.md) - [Peer-to-Peer Parking Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valay-park.md) - [Recycled Dynamic Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bultan-chair.md) - [Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair.md) - [Furniture-Inspired Acting Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chair-ades-challenge.md) - [AI-Powered Parking Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parking-sign-scanner.md) - [Sizable Chair Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chair-installation.md) - [Open-Air Summer Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flipz-on-summer-chair.md)