Easy Lane: New Orleans Parking

Check street parking at a New Orleans address, cross street or landmark (e.g. 'Superdome', '800 Magazine St', 'Frenchmen and Chartres'). Returns a plain-language verdict (looks easy / check the signs / tow risk), the rule most likely to get a car towed, what parking costs now, nearby events or parades that change the answer, the easiest nearby streets, and a link to the live Easy Lane page. Use this whenever someone asks where or whether they can park in New Orleans.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "address": {
      "description": "Address, cross street or landmark in New Orleans.",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "lat": {
      "description": "Latitude, if known.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 29.5,
      "maximum": 30.4
    },
    "lon": {
      "description": "Longitude, if known.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90.5,
      "maximum": -89.6
    },
    "when": {
      "description": "When they'll park, as an ISO date-time. Defaults to now.",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 40
    },
    "stay_hours": {
      "description": "How long they'll stay parked, in hours. Adds what changes during the stay: meters starting, permit-zone 2-hour limits, parades, events and temporary no-parking zones.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0.25,
      "maximum": 24
    }
  },
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

List what changes parking in New Orleans over the next 1 to 7 days: Saints and Pelicans games, concerts and conventions, parades and second lines (cars on the route get towed), road closures, and temporary no-parking restrictions. Use this for questions like 'is there anything going on downtown tonight' or 'will parking be bad this weekend'.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "days": {
      "default": 3,
      "description": "How many days ahead to look.",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 7
    }
  },
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

For a hard-to-park New Orleans destination (French Quarter, CBD, Superdome, Convention Center), suggest where to park outside the busy area and ride the streetcar in: the boarding stop, which line, the next scheduled departures, ride time, and the walk at the end. Returns nothing when parking at the destination is easy enough that park-and-ride doesn't make sense.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "address": {
      "description": "Destination address or landmark in New Orleans.",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 29.5,
      "maximum": 30.4
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90.5,
      "maximum": -89.6
    }
  },
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

Compare what a trip costs at every New Orleans airport (MSY) parking lot against a taxi or the bus both ways, for a given trip length and number of people. Uses the airport's own posted rates. Use for questions like 'cheapest parking at MSY for 4 days' or 'should I park or take a cab to the New Orleans airport'.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "days": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0.02,
      "maximum": 60,
      "description": "How long the car stays, in days (e.g. 3.5). Use 0.5 for a 12-hour trip."
    },
    "people": {
      "default": 1,
      "description": "People traveling together.",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 8
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "days"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

What to do when a car was towed in New Orleans: the phone number to confirm the tow, the City tow lot address and hours, current fees (tow, daily storage, boot), and an estimate of the total. Use for 'my car got towed', 'where is the New Orleans impound lot' or 'how much to get my car out'.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "days_until_pickup": {
      "default": 0,
      "description": "Whole days the car will sit before pickup (0 = same day).",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 60
    },
    "unpaid_tickets_usd": {
      "default": 0,
      "description": "Unpaid parking tickets, if known.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 10000
    }
  },
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

Rank nearby New Orleans stores by how hard they are to park at, given a latitude and longitude. Returns distance, parking friction, lot notes, metered spaces and permit zones.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 29.5,
      "maximum": 30.4,
      "description": "Latitude inside the New Orleans area."
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90.5,
      "maximum": -89.6,
      "description": "Longitude inside the New Orleans area."
    },
    "radius_m": {
      "default": 5000,
      "description": "Search radius in metres.",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 200,
      "maximum": 15000
    },
    "category": {
      "default": "grocery",
      "description": "Venue category, e.g. 'grocery'.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Max venues to return.",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "lat",
    "lon"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

Full parking detail for one Easy Lane venue: lot info, best window, metered blocks nearby and the latest neighbor reports.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "venue_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Venue id returned by find_parking."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "venue_id"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

List the New Orleans neighborhoods Easy Lane covers, with the centre coordinates you can pass to find_parking.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}