Brookline Meters Won’t Accept Credit Cards

Brookline Meters Won’t Accept Credit Cards

BROOKLINE, MA — If you use your credit card to park at the multi space parking meters like the one behind Coolidge Corner or the Town Hall lot, that’s about to stop working. For two weeks between April 1 and April 17 the town is putting a pause on the ability to...
Big Data Can Help Solve Problems but…

Big Data Can Help Solve Problems but…

Evaluating how well a parking meter is operating in San Diego may be a question for a streetlight. Overlaying data from a multitude of connected, intelligent components was the focus of one of the many panel discussions at the third annual Smart Cities Connect...
A Look at the Future of 5G-Powered Smart Cities

A Look at the Future of 5G-Powered Smart Cities

What will cities of the near future look like when buildings, cars, people and a whole slew of other things can communicate with each other? Earlier this month, tech companies and telecoms at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, tried to answer that question,...
Time runs out for parking meters in Bridgeport CT

Time runs out for parking meters in Bridgeport CT

Time has expired for the camera-equipped automated downtown parking meters. Following months of pressure from business owners and City Council members, Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration is scrapping the high-tech equipment that helped issue fines by mail. “Time frame?...