Article: Attention parkers: You're on your own

The transaction usually is one of relative simplicity.

You pay someone for a monthly parking lease. In return, they allow you to leave your vehicle in the appropriate lot or garage for extended periods -- typically until you decide to return.

At the end of the month, repeat.

This process is extremely difficult to complicate. But the impending Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh has managed to do just that.

When the international economic conference convenes in three weeks at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, expect nearby parking lots and garages to close for security reasons.

As for which ones, specifically, no one has told Merrill Stabile. He's the president of Alco Parking Corp., the ...

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