i got a ticket in athens for parking my bike in a normal parking spot....i was in the very corner of the lot, in a regular parking spot....not bothering anybody apparently, they have bike parking...even though i only saw a handful of those spots, littered all around randomly through the city, with a big sign saying you need some type of pass or something to use them. i would usually park in normal spots, or park in the lined off sections if i was sure not to get too close to the cars parked next to those sections (dont wanna piss people off who cant open their door because of my bike)...some smaller places like the gym and best buy etc, i would park on the sidewalk up by the door, but like 30ft from the door..out of everybodys way