Council Members Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) and Gale A. Brewer (D-Manhattan), Chair of the Council’s Committee on Technology in Government, will announce legislation on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 that would modernize on-street parking in New York City by mandating citywide rollout of muni-meters while also creating a system by which drivers can pay for parking by phone. Felder will introduce a package of parking bills at the Council’s Thursday, August 14, 2008 Stated Meeting.
“We need a game plan for bringing parking technology into the 21st Century in all five boroughs,” says Felder. “Muni-meters and pay-by-phone systems increase parking availability and allow drivers to pay by credit cards, so that people don’t have to keep their piggy banks in their glove compartments.”
“Muni-meters provide for more parking spaces than do parking meters,” adds Brewer. “As everyone knows, parking spaces are in demand. I am also enthusiastic about this bill because it provides for an additional innovative way to purchase a muni-meter ticket – use your cell phone as payment system! Congratulations to Council Member Felder.”
Felder’s legislative package also calls on the Department of Transportation to work with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to synchronize payment technologies. Additionally, it would close a confusing loophole in city law that currently limits drivers who park at broken meters to one hour of parking, a law that most drivers are unaware of and can lead to tickets. Felder’s bill would allow drivers to park for the maximum allowable time posted.
(YWN Desk – NYC)
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bad idea, its just another way to rip more money out of new yorkers. there is no reason why we must pay every time we park our car. ENOUGH. WE ARE ALREADY OVERTAXED
Uh, let’s see; are we going to need Verizon, or Sprint? Are we going to need a T-Mobile or Blackberry? Why not just deduct whatever money the government wants from our credit cards?
when its quarters, theres a theoretical limit on how much they can charge. once there is no need for quarters, the charge can be $1 for 10 minutes.
Just remember, they originally put meters up charging 10 cents (for an hour?) in order “to facilitate parking” — now its just a cash cow