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Council weighs phased switch from coin meters to smartphone and kiosk payment options
Summary
Council members and parking staff discussed replacing aging on-street meters with sign-based ParkMobile/Civic Smart options, text-to-pay and limited kiosks. The council directed staff to pilot sign-based and text options in lower-traffic areas and to preserve cash options for people without cell phones.
Council members and parking staff discussed an ongoing effort to modernize on-street parking payments. Staff described plans to replace a stockpile of about 100 aging meters, refurbish another roughly 60 existing devices and pilot sign‑based, app/text-based payment options in lower‑use areas of downtown.
Staff said a full kiosk rollout is costly (an example price cited was about $8,500…
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