Parking Meters

BEWARE: Parking In Santa Monica Just Got A Little Unfriendlier

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 05.09.2012

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Parking in Santa Monica just got a little unfriendlier. Starting Monday, the city will be installing ground sensors and new meters at all of its m...

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Parking in Detroit Is Fascinating

Toby Barlow | Posted 04.30.2012

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Less than a year ago, Detroit extended the hours of downtown parking enforcement till 10 pm. Making parking onerous and expensive is a great way to send people looking for a free, open space off where they know they can find one.

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The World’s Loneliest Parking Meters

The Expired Meter | Posted 10.10.2011

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Nostalgic types might consider it a sad day when the last of Chicago's old fashioned single head parking meters got replaced in late spring in a desol...

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Wicker Park To Protest Parking Meter Deal On Sunday

The Expired Meter | Posted 07.07.2011

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Better late than never? Despite the fact that Chicago's parking meter lease is now well into its third year, a protest against the deal is planned ...

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Free Parking At Chicago Meters, But For How Long?

The Expired Meter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) announced Saturday afternoon that the parking enforcement stoppage due to the blizz...

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Parking Meters Collecting Donations For The Homeless Springing Up In Cities Nationwide

GNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cities around the country are erecting special meters aimed at ending homelessness and the attendant panhandling. Miami and Nashville are among the m...

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Parking Attendants Trained To Watch For Terrorists

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Parking attendants and meter maids could be the nation's latest line of defense against terrorist attacks. A new government program...

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Free Parking For Churches? Pastors Ask City For Meter Reprieve

chicagotribune.com | Manya A. Brachear, Tribune Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

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But since the city privatized its parking meters last year, more churchgoers have encountered unanswered prayers for parking. Pricey meters and restri...

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Los Angeles Parking Meter Signs: Get Out Your Slide Rule to Figure Them Out

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Two years ago, the Los Angeles City Council decided to raise money by hiking parking meter fees and extending the hours they were operational.

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Parking Meters: Hassle For Drivers, Windfall For Mechanics

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago's parking meter mess was a headache for motorists and a political pain for Mayor Daley, but it's been a boon to the paychecks of city employee...

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Parking Meters Grace Period Takes Effect

origin.ny1.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Drivers across the five boroughs now have an extra five minutes after their parking meters run out or alternate side parking expires before they are i...

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LA Parking Enforcement Officers Wrongly Issue Tickets At Broken Meters

latimes.com | Maeve Reston | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's a situation that thousands of Angelenos have faced. You're running late. The street is jammed with cars. There's just one spot left, but as you p...

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Bloomberg Budget Plan Calls For Cuts, Layoffs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a range of painful cuts to city services in his budget plan Thursday, includi...

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City Phasing Out Coin Parking Meters

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 05.25.2011

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The quadrupling of fees this year to park at most meters in Chicago marks only the beginning of changes coming to a curbside near your car. [...] You ...

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You Can Be Ticketed for Feeding a Parking Meter After the Time Limit: How Many People Really Know?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've been refeeding meters for years and never gotten a ticket. Apparently, according to the meter maid, I'd been lucky in all cases.

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