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Ferndale to switch downtown paid parking from pay-by-space to pay-by-zone; free transition week and kiosk replacements planned
Summary
Staff outlined a transition from pay-by-space to a pay-by-zone parking system, with license-plate enforcement integration, new kiosks on the east side of Woodward, a one-week free-parking transition and accessibility-focused signage developed with the Accessibility and Inclusion Advisory Commission.
City staff presented details of a planned transition of the downtown paid parking system from pay-by-space to pay-by-zone. The change uses zone codes and license-plate records rather than individual space numbers and is intended to improve enforcement efficiency and reduce the number of physical kiosks.
Staff said the Park Ferndale app will continue to work and that existing app users will be asked once to store their…
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