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Lansing council adopts new meter fines, restructures on-street rates and narrows enforcement hours
Summary
The Lansing City Council on May 11 approved a series of parking measures — extending the reduced-rate payment window for expired-meter violations to midnight, restructuring on-street progressive rates to favor short-term visitors and moving enforcement hours to 9 a.m.–5 p.m. — and said a 15-minute free kiosk pilot is planned before the next fiscal year.
The Lansing City Council approved a package of parking changes on May 11 intended to increase turnover of on-street spaces and give motorists more time to pay reduced fines. Councilmembers adopted a resolution to change the expired-meter fine structure and an ordinance expanding the window to pay the reduced violation rate until midnight on the day the ticket is issued; they also approved a separate ordinance shortening enforcement hours to 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Councilmember Carter said the measures are designed to encourage motorists who need extended parking to use ramps and to free…
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