UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                      Pursuant to Sections 13 and 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                 January 9, 2002
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                          APCOA/STANDARD PARKING, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                                                16-1171179
     Delaware                    333-50437                     (IRS Employer
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)          Identification No.)

                             900 N. Michigan Avenue
                          Chicago, Illinois 60611-1542
                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)

                                 (312) 274-2000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                (Not Applicable)
                         (Former Name or Former Address,
                          If Changed Since Last Report)





Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     On January 9, 2002,  APCOA/Standard  Parking,  Inc.  issued a press release
relating to an unregistered exchange offer, a copy of which is annexed hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (a)      Financial Statements:

                  None.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information:

                  None.

         (c)      Exhibits:

                  99.1 Press Release dated as of January 9, 2002.






                          SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc.


DATE:  January 9, 2002                        By:/s/Robert N. Sacks
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Robert N. Sacks
                                                 General Counsel and Secretary