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Parking space widths shrink to cram more in

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If you feel like exiting your door requires Olympic-level contortion, you aren't imagining things. Lot owners consistently redraw the white lines just a few inches narrower, maximizing their revenue per square foot while guaranteeing you get door dinged.

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