Parking Pilot Pushed To Open Up Spaces

Parking Pilot Pushed To Open Up Spaces

With clearer signage, “dynamic” pricing, and technologically improved enforcement, the city’s transit department hopes to strip frustration and inefficiency from parking in New Haven and ensure that visitors and residents alike always have a place to park. City...
New downtown Brockton parking meters installed

New downtown Brockton parking meters installed

The Brockton Parking Authority recently installed 100 new “smart” parking meters in downtown Brockton, allowing visitors to the area to pay for their parking with credit and debit cards. They will soon work with a smartphone app, allowing users to put more money in...
Donald Shoup has 3 new recommendations

Donald Shoup has 3 new recommendations

Dive Brief: Donald Shoup, a research professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has three new recommendations for how cities plan parking in the follow-up to his landmark 2005 book, “The Cost of Free Parking.” In his new book,...
New Haven parking changes to free up space…

New Haven parking changes to free up space…

NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) – New Haven knows finding a spot downtown can be a challenge. That’s why the Elm City is looking at revamping the prices of its parking meters, with the hope of freeing up some in-demand spots. Parking spots in premium zones would go up a...
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...