Editorial: Meter mess

Editorial: Meter mess

A broken parking meter in St. John’s, March 2017. — Telegram file photo Hell hath no fury like the driver who doesn’t feel they deserve a parking ticket. Parking enforcement officers can tell you that straight up. And if those officers weren’t convinced of that...
St. John’s: We need fixes, not fines

St. John’s: We need fixes, not fines

The City of St. John’s says people who park at damaged parking meters for more than two hours will soon be ticketed. – Joe Gibbons I heard and read on several news outlets this morning about St. John’s city council’s decision to ticket people who park at...
City testing new parking meters with app payments

City testing new parking meters with app payments

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) – New parking meters in Rochester have been installed in spots around the city to test app payments. The new meters are set up with their own app to allow payment via smart phone. Two different companies are responsible for the new meters....
Time’s up for Princeton parking meters

Time’s up for Princeton parking meters

Mark down Monday, November 5, as the much anticipated replacement day for parking meters in Princeton. The thinking behind the new meters has been explained at numerous town council meetings, in one highly detailed parking study, in a Saturday morning presentation at...
City considers smart meters

City considers smart meters

The Richmond City Commission heard from ISP Group Thursday, during a special called meeting at city hall, on the prospect of installing parking meters downtown. However, the meters presented were not the antiquated versions from yesteryear that left those without...