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Delivery drivers urge Columbia to ease short-term curb rules after $50 ticket; city says fixes are coming
Summary
A recent $50 ticket to a DoorDash driver and an online petition prompted public comment at Columbia's council meeting calling for clearer short-term loading zones, updated parking-app information and more grace for delivery drivers. City officials said improvements and communication initiatives are underway.
A DoorDash driver who received a $50 ticket for stopping briefly in downtown Columbia urged the City Council on Tuesday to create clearer, fairer short-term loading options for app-based delivery drivers.
"This is a $50 parking ticket that I got for no area parking," Bill Fry said during public input, describing a delivery stop he said was commonly used by USPS, UPS and restaurant delivery drivers. Fry described himself as a recent college graduate working to make ends meet and said the ticket prompted him to start a petition that collected more than 180 signatures in its first…
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