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Charleston officialspress Flowbird for fixes after battery and delivery problems; vendor targets March 1 rollout
Summary
Flowbird, the city's parking meter vendor, told the City of Charleston committee it has installed 700 new meters and is shipping replacement batteries and additional heads, aiming to have hardware and batteries fully deployed by March 1, 2025; council members said service disruptions have caused lost revenue and urged faster remediation.
Flowbird representatives told the City of Charleston Traffic and Transportation Committee on Jan. 28 that 700 new parking meters and pay stations have been delivered and installed, and that supply-chain and battery problems have delayed completion of the roll‑out.
Natalie Snow and Jeff Nethery of Flowbird said the company has experienced vendor and weather-related supply problems and that incorrect or end-of-life batteries were shipped to the city. Flowbird said a corrected battery shipment is arriving in stages (100 batteries…
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