Austin starts using Solar Powered Parking Meters
source: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/07/19/0719meter.html
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The City of Austin will begin using 20 of its new parking meters Wednesday. The new solar-powered meters have been installed downtown between Second and 10th streets.
500 of the new meters, which cost the city about $8.4 million, will replace nearly 3, 800 coin-only parking meters throughout the downtown Austin.
The older meters broke down 14,000 times last year, causing the city to lose as much as $500,000 in fees, fines and staff time.
Stickers dispensed by the machines should be placed in the windshield on the side nearest the sidewalk.
Tickets can be bought from any machine and can transfer to any metered parking spot(s) during the allotted time... and yes, you can use your debit or credit card.
500 of the new meters, which cost the city about $8.4 million, will replace nearly 3, 800 coin-only parking meters throughout the downtown Austin.
The older meters broke down 14,000 times last year, causing the city to lose as much as $500,000 in fees, fines and staff time.
Stickers dispensed by the machines should be placed in the windshield on the side nearest the sidewalk.
Tickets can be bought from any machine and can transfer to any metered parking spot(s) during the allotted time... and yes, you can use your debit or credit card.
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- Green, Organic, Green Transportation, Keep Austin Weird
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remanns
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.......because AUSTIN,.....well,....AUSTIN is important.
(like Seattle,San Diego, San Francisco, Portland perhaps....)
O,....and Athens,...but THATS sort of "old school".
- 3 years ago
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remanns
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JSDavis82
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it is absolutely amazing how eco-friendly austin, tx is...and they receive so little attention for it.
- 3 years ago
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JSDavis82
