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New Pilot Program Lets Drivers Use Smart Phones To Feed The Meter
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Lauren Evans
Published Apr 9, 2013
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If a new pilot program launching today in the Bronx proves a success, you'll never be able use the old "feeding the meter" excuse to ditch a long meeting or a disappointing date again. The city announced today that motorists in the Bronx's Belmont neighborhood will be able to pay their parking meters remotely using smart phone apps, as well as see real-time curbside parking availability. The pilot, which encompasses 264 spaces along 18 blocks, will also notify drivers when their time is about expire.
As for parking availability, open spaces will be detected by sensors in the road and beamed to a "real-time parking availability map" that drivers can peruse from smart phones and tablets BUT NOT WHILE DRIVING. Bloomberg, who announced the launch of the pilot with Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, seems pretty pleased with himself, calling the initiatives “the latest examples of our work to bring parking and driving in New York City into the 21st century.” Nobody remind him that he apparently promised these "new" initiatives three years ago.
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