a parking system and method is disclosed . the system facilitates coordination and communication between users to aid in parking transactions . for instance , one user may wish to occupy the parking spot of another user . the system and method allows users to display parking spots in the system such that they can be viewed by other users , and to request or to book parking spots posted by other users . the system may include an exchange medium in the form of points that can be swapped for parking spots or any other currency or payment method to incentivize the transfer of parking spots between users . the database may include any kind of parking spot from any source , including parking spots posted by other users on streets with free parking .