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- Parking Meters Accept Pay-By-PhoneYour cell phone is smarter than you thought. Now you can use your cell phone to pay parking when you don't have change.
- Chicago Parking Meter Fares Set to Increase -- AgainNearly two years after the City of Chicago announced the privatization of local parking meters that sparked outrage amid increased fares, residents are in for another surprise as they are set to increase -- again.
- Green Parking MetersCity Parking Systems will be testing new wireless solar-powered parking meters that accept credit cards and coins at various locations in the downtown area.
- New Solar Parking Meters at Washington and SixthI took a look at the new solar parking meters that are hitting the streets of Royal Oak. I also spoke to a man whose concerns now concern me.
Los Angeles Parking Meters Show Why California Proposition 21 is SuperfluousCalifornia Proposition 21 proposes to charge an $18 per car surcharge for the parks. New Los Angeles parking meters are raking in huge sums of money. Why not apply the latter to the former and quit fleecing the electorate?- Parking Meter Issues in Royal Oak, Michigan; Will the City Raise Parking Meter Rates?The City of Royal Oak in Michigan is considering updating to high-tech parking meters and raising the rate to $1.00 an hour. Residents, business owners and visitors are not happy about this but the city says the rates could pay for an extra officer.
- Pittsburgh Explores Sale of Parking Meters; Wants to Avoid Chicago CatastropheA look at the effects of Chicago's privatization of its parking, with respect to Pittsburgh's decision on this issue.
- Birmingham Police still seeking tips on parking meter thiefSince police obtained a surveillance video of a thief stealing from a parking meter, no additional tips have come in.
Washington, DC Parking Meters Now Take Credit Cards--What Next?It's just too much. Use credit cards to pay for parking? In Washington, DC, you can.- Parking Meter WomenAs another journey begins into this parking meter women's life she is again approached by a man who wants more from his wife and turns to her, the parking meter. Maybe this time she'll tell why she does what she does.
The Future of Parking MetersParking meters have evolved since I was a child. There are a couple of places where I can see parking meters going.- Chicago Residents Outraged Over Mayor's Sale of Chicago Parking Meters and LotsA look at Mayor Richard Daley's sale of Chicago's parking meters and downtown parking garages.
- Chicago Residents Fighting Mad Over Parking Meter PrivatizationA look at Mayor Daley's sale of city parking meters and lots to Morgan Stanley.
Chicago's Parking Meter Payboxes are out of OrderPersistent problem with the pay and display parking boxes in the city.- Think Privatizing Parking Meters in Los Angeles is a Good Idea? Ask Chicago and Think Again!Parking meter enforcement in Los Angeles is tough, and parking tickets are the bane of Angelenos' existence. Now Mayor Tony Villaraigosa spent $500,000 to study the effect of privatizing parking meters. He could have just asked Chicago.
- City of Chicago Increases Cost of Parking MetersIncrease in parking meter costs in Chicago
- Parking Meters: Whose Idea was That?Driving around the block, again and again, looking for a spot to park. Finally slipping into a berth, you realize you have not quarters. Do you stay, or move on.
- Keep the Change! the Death of the Parking MeterA glance at how the coin-operated meter is evolving in the technological age across the globe
WorthlessA poem about loving oneself- Mae Bell's Mardi GrasSarah didn't think having her car towed during Mardi Gras would lead to romance. But it did!
- 32nd Ward Candidates to Hold Forum at DePaulThe candidates for Chicago's 32nd ward aldermanic race will be participating in a candidate forum at DePaul University at the end of the month.
- Can't Park Because You Have No Coins?Have you ever parked in a metered space in downtown Royal Oak only to realize you have no change? Have you ever scrambled before leaving the house to find coins to park when you get downtown?
- Royal Oak to Raise Downtown Parking RatesCity officials in Royal Oak will be raising the parking rates downtown just in time for the holidays. Expect to see new parking meters start showing up in November in the city's high-use areas.
- Royal Oak considers increase in parking feesThe Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority is looking into a proposal to increase parking meter fees
SFMTA's high-tech parking metersSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has launched an exciting and dynamic parking system that promises to ease traffic and congestion. Could this be the way cities monitor parking in the future?- ChangeWhat does change mean to you?
- Royal Oak targets the parking system to increase revenueParking rates in the city's downtown area will be raised to help the budget deficit.
The Parking Non-ViolationThe irony of the parking non-violation for being in the right.- A Penny Found is a Penny SavedThis article is a lighter look at searching for lost money. This expose is a recollection of one man's youth spent searching for pennies with his grandparents as time passed.
- Parking Meter LoveThis is a poem about a women who considers herself a parking meter for sleeping with a man for what seems likes minutes on a parking meter.
- Chicago City Inspector David Hoffman is Target of Mayor's WrathA look at Chicago City Inspector David Hoffman's situation in Chicago.
- The Traffic in Washington DCThe traffic in Washington DC can be a little bit congested as well as challenging to navigate
- My Experience as a Parking MeterThis is just a little short story that has truth in it concerning my foot being ran over by a car.
- Tips for Finding that Perfect PurseThe perfect purse can make or break an outfit. Learn how you can choose the perfect one, every time.
Clever Ways People Avoid Paying for Metered ParkingIt's not necessarily the parking ticket that is scary. Those parking attendants can be just as frightening. Here's one encounter with a not-so-friendly city employee in Oakland's Rockridge district; and, some clever ways to avoid a ticket.- Simple Inexpensive Things You Can Do to Make Someone's DayRandom acts of kindness that don't cost a penny.