lol: Chicago's Privatized Parking Meters Are An Epic Failure

[Eli]

Originally posted by: zeruty

Originally posted by: iFX

Originally posted by: K1052
Yep, seen a ton of broken meters on the streets. When you have to dump an entire roll of quarters into one in order get anything longer than a few seconds they're gonna fill up fast.

The city should have made them get the cashless systems in place before raising the rates.

Good god, no. The cashless system is just horrible. Ask Londoners.

Most Seattle meters accept credit card now, and they work just fine. There isn't 1 meter per 1 or 2 spots though, like 1 per side of street per block or something. You pay with cash or credit, get a sticker to put in your window, and if you have time left you can go park somewhere else on the street in Seattle and the sticker is still good...

That's the way it is in Portland, OR.

Paying for parking with debit FTW.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: mxyzptlk
overstuffed parking meters that nobody can be bothered to collect from... Why aren't the more enterprising criminals out every night knocking them over for cash?

Our mayor and aldermen prefer not to get out of their hired cars to rob the citizenry blind. After all it is still kinda chilly out.

:laugh:

seems like they need to update the system by placing one of those payment machines that controls every 10 or 20 spaces. you pay the machine, it prints out a ticket for your car. use cash, coins, cc, whatever. Kind of silly that they spend so much money purchasing parking rights then do nothing to upgrade the infrastructure.

Though....I guess that sounds about right for business in Chicago. 😉

Why would they do something that makes sense?

They wouldn't. Like I said...it is Chicago. 😉

 

[chuckywang]

The best part is that these meters are now privatized so vandalizing them won't cause the taxpayers any money.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Vic
Imagine how bad it would be for businesses if people could just park their cars anywhere they wanted to indefinitely.

Anyway, I'm surprised they still use the old coin meters.

That's why you impose a law stating you can't park overnight or you will get towed. Anyways, I have no problem with reasonable parking meter rates. However, if you need to keep 10+ quarters in your car just for meters, something is very very wrong. I find a sick sadistical joy out of these vandalism stories.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: mugs
So when you said you hate parking meters, you really meant you don't hate parking meters? :laugh:

Touche.

I guess I should say I hate UNREASONABLE parking meters.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: zeruty

Originally posted by: iFX

Originally posted by: K1052
Yep, seen a ton of broken meters on the streets. When you have to dump an entire roll of quarters into one in order get anything longer than a few seconds they're gonna fill up fast.

The city should have made them get the cashless systems in place before raising the rates.

Good god, no. The cashless system is just horrible. Ask Londoners.

Most Seattle meters accept credit card now, and they work just fine. There isn't 1 meter per 1 or 2 spots though, like 1 per side of street per block or something. You pay with cash or credit, get a sticker to put in your window, and if you have time left you can go park somewhere else on the street in Seattle and the sticker is still good...

You can pay for all meters here in Vancouver by using your cellphone. Works very well since you don't need change and they text you 5 minutes before it is going to expire.

KT

Just another thing you'd have to check for on your monthly bill for your cell phone. I've had cell phone companies try to charge me extra fees for absolutely nothing. When I called and asked what the fee was for the customer service rep basically said it was setup to catch people that use automatic bill pay with an extra 20 bucks here and there without them checking it.

I don't like the idea of credit card meters too much either seeing as there are already enough ways for people to steal your credit card number.

Call me cautious or a conspiracy theorist if you want but I like to protect what little I do have.

Originally posted by: chuckywang
The best part is that these meters are now privatized so vandalizing them won't cause the taxpayers any money.

Never thought about this but you're right.

 

[sswingle]

Reminds me of parking wars and Philadelphia's privatized parking.

 

[episodic]

lol at the citizen's revolt. . .