How private parking groups work

A private group is a parking map for people who already know each other: a block, a building, a community. Groups are optional — the public map works without one — and you can be in a group and use the public map at the same time.

• Membership. People join with an invite code, or ask to join a group that can be found by name. If the group requires approval, an admin reviews each request.
• Privacy. Only approved members see the group’s spots. Nothing in a group appears on the public map.
• The parking area. An admin draws the group’s area on the map, and every group report has to be inside it.
• Reporting. Members report an open spot with Report open spot, then keep it current with Confirm open and Mark taken.
• Holds. Members can ask the reporter to hold a spot. Holds exist only in groups and are never guaranteed.
• Running the group. The owner and admins approve members, assign roles, remove or block members, and choose the group’s settings.