Summary
Free curbside parking near HSBC Arena or along the waterfront on event nights could become a thing of the past as the city explores smartphone technology as a new tool for raising revenue.
The city is eyeing a project that would add a pay-by-cellphone component to its downtown parking matrix. Under a plan being pushed by Parking Commissioner Kevin J. Helfer, motorists would pull up to a spot, visit a website via their cellphone, punch in a street code, then use a credit card to pay for parking.See the full content of this document
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Pay-by-Cell System Eyed As Downtown Parking Option
"What it does for municipalities is that it saves an incredible amount of money in infrastructure costs," Helfer said Wednesday.
Helfer said the city's...See the full content of this document
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