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usiness owners in Eugene are ecstatic with the city’s new plan of implementing new smart parking meters throughout downtown. City staff said 280 new meters are being installed in a 12 block area this week. They said the new meters will not only accept coins and credit cards, drivers can also pay using Apple and Google Pay. They can also use the “Park Smarter” mobile phone app and in-vehicle dash payment.

The City of Eugene Parking Services is implementing a state-of the-art parking system in downtown.

280 new meters are being installed, offering additional payment options using advanced parking technology. According to city staff, the meters will accept coins, credit cards, Apple and Google pay, as well as Park Smarter mobile phone application and in-vehicle dash payment.

The market’s top competitors are trying hard to make their lines of products more noticeable and want to provide integrated applications for effective management of parking needs. The companies in this market are also involved in developing parking management solutions which are user-friendly, cheap and more dependable. These factors, along with various others are expected to boost the growth of the global parking management solution market, making it worth US$614.59 mn by 2025.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fox 4 Investigative Reporter Alan Jennings recently exposed flaws in parking meter timing devices, possibly resulting in inaccurate tickets being issued. Now he’s also discovered that the management company contracted to oversee the aging meters repairs them with old parts.

STAMFORD — If you’ve been frustrated with the city’s parking meters in recent years, you’re not alone. The city realizes that the current meters are old, outdated, and costly to maintain.

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