"Getting smart about metered parking; Boston building mobile alternative to feeding the insatiable meter" by Meghan E. Irons | Globe Staff June 08, 2014
It’s pure gold for the frustrated Boston driver: a metered parking spot on Beacon Hill or in the South End. But then comes the real frustration: Realizing after digging under the seat or scouring the drink holder that there’s no quarter to plunk into the meter.
Soon, there will be an app for that.
The city’s Transportation Department is developing a smartphone application that would eliminate the scramble for cash, by using an iPhone, Android, or BlackBerry to pay for a metered parking slot.
“Two things people have in their pockets: They have a credit card. And they have a cellphone,” interim Transportation Commissioner James Gillooly said. “We aspire to have everybody use a credit card or pay by phone.”
The pay-by-phone program is not expected to begin until the fall....
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Also see:
How Much Would You Pay For a Parking Space in Boston?
Globe Costs Lisa Saunders a Parking Spot
She must not be one of the chosen ones. I wonder who wanted her spot.
Maybe she should start riding a bike.
