Parking 'Pay Stations' Coming to Downtown Kent
City will use pay stations instead of common parking meters to manage on-street parking spaces downtown
Starting in the fall, drivers will have to pay to park on certain streets in downtown Kent. Instead of parking meters, the city will use a system of parking pay stations in which a pay station governs multiple parking spaces on a single street. "We're definitely not using parking meters," Kent City Engineer Jim Bowling said. Traditional parking meters typically are placed one meter for every on-street parking space, but Kent is planning for pay stations that will manage multiple spaces per street similar to a system in place in Charlotte, NC. Pay stations allow drivers to pay with credit cards or cash (Kent is considering accepting Kent State University's FLASHCard). Drivers would identify their parking space at the station — spaces will …
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Matt McMinn
3:27 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
there needs to be parking for employees, that is close (enough) and convenient and affordable (since many of those jobs dont pay well) and there needs to be spots for customers to park when they want to shop or dine. there is only so much room in the area, which is why I was glad to see the parta parking deck.... Until I heard they would charge (Unlike Falls and Hudson). And now i read that ALL … more ›