LOS ANGELES, CA — A new analysis by Parksy (parksy.com), a free parking marketplace, reveals a dramatic divide in parking availability around America's largest stadiums and arenas. The company counted its listed parking options within five miles of twelve major venues, uncovering a clear urban-suburban split.
Madison Square Garden in New York City leads with 1,986 listed options, followed by Soldier Field in Chicago with 1,583 and Fenway Park in Boston with 587. In contrast, suburban venues such as AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, have only 107 options, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas has 96, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey has 58, and Miami's Hard Rock Stadium has a mere 18.
The pattern is structural, according to Parksy. Downtown arenas inherit the parking infrastructure of the surrounding city, while suburban stadiums are often ringed by residential streets with few commercial parking options. SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles falls in the middle with 277 options, out of more than 32,000 spaces listed on Parksy nationwide.
Parksy founder Daniel Battaglia points out that the missing supply is already built: the driveways and unused spots of homeowners near these venues. Homeowners can list their driveways or unused parking spaces for free, with no posting fee, no commission, and no lease paperwork. The owner sets the price, keeps every dollar, and chooses the dates.
"Demand arrives eighty thousand cars at a time and supply is whatever the official lot holds. The difference is standing on residential concrete twenty feet from the sidewalk. That is not a shortage of parking. It is a shortage of introductions," Battaglia said.
The counts reflect Parksy's own inventory, not estimates of total parking availability. The data underscores a potential solution to the perennial problem of stadium parking, suggesting that residential parking could fill the gap if properly connected with demand.
Parksy operates across 57 countries, offering drivers tools to find and book parking, appeal unfair fines, and navigate signage, while enabling space owners to list their parking spots for free. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
