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KCMO testing “Pay and Display” parking Downtown

July 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo by KC Star

Photo by KC Star

Curbside parking in Downtown is getting modernized.  The city is now testing Pay and Display parking stations. The system, widely used in other cities, replaces individual parking meters with pay stations that print a receipt for motorists to display on the dashboard.  Pay and Display reduces costs by using one machine to service many parking spots. It also increases compliance with parking laws by eliminating the situation where people take advantage of meters with time remaining. The new machines also increase convenience for motorists by taking credit cards.

The new system is currently being testing on Grand Boulevard and Walnut Street, between 11th and 12th Streets.

Categories: Downtown, Transportation


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3 Comments so far

  1. Mark on July 20, 2009 10:35 am

    Nice improvement! I’ve used them in San Diego and they seem to allow people to park downtown for longer periods.

    Thanks for the blog, best of luck!

  2. ScooterJ on July 20, 2009 1:39 pm

    What’s wrong with taking advantage of a meter that has time remaining? It’s time that has been paid for. Besides, what do they expect people to do, drive by an empty spot showing green in order to hunt down a meter than has gone red?

  3. ScooterJ on July 23, 2009 7:54 am

    Are these things on, or is there some sort of grace period? I can see the test block on Walnut from my window at work and I haven’t seen anyone use it yet. People are just pulling up, parking, and then going on inside without ever walking down to the pay station. Parking Control seems to be skipping around this block the last several days too, I have seen them zip right on through and I haven’t seen any tickets issued. At the moment if you want free daytime parking in KC, this seems to be the place to find it.

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