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  • From: Terri Buckner <tbuckner AT ibiblio.org>
  • To: Chapel Hill Information Technology Advisory Committee <chtechcomm AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Chtechcomm] High-tech parking meters rake in cash for cities that need it
  • Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:40:59 -0400

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-09-04-parking-meters_x.htm

High-tech parking meters rake in cash for cities that need it

. . . Advanced parking technologies can lower a city's operating costs,
reduce staffing needs and increase ticketing accuracy, resulting in fewer
challenges in traffic court. Bill Francis, a vice president at the Los
Angeles-based Walker Parking Consultants, says technology can also help
local officials more smoothly collect on outstanding tickets, which for
several cities he's familiar with added up to $4 million in just five years.

Pacific Grove, a coastal resort town where visitors to the nearby Monterey
Bay Aquarium and Pebble Beach golf course compete with locals for the few
oceanside spaces, went for the gold when it went digital last year.

It installed meters that increase parking fees over time, so that quick
errands remain relatively inexpensive but long stays become more costly.

A wire grid under the pavement triggers a sensor whenever a car pulls in.
The information can be sent wirelessly via radio signals to traffic
enforcers so they'd know when time runs out on any parking spot in town. The
meter resets itself as soon as the car pulls away, so the next car has to
pay the full fee . . .





  • [Chtechcomm] High-tech parking meters rake in cash for cities that need it, Terri Buckner, 09/08/2005

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