Tag: PARKINGMETER

Drivers in the gloriously progressive city of San Francisco may soon have a lot less trouble finding curb-side real estate, thanks to a high-tech parking system that the city has just begun testing. The San Francisco Metro Transit Authority's SFpark project is a two-year, federally funded endeavor, aimed at making city parking less stressful, and more efficient. As part of the project, the SFMTA ...

Thanks to the French, parking meters can now snitch on drivers who stay longer than they're allowed by sending text messages to the cops. Not cool. The smart meters, developed by engineering firm Technolia, detect when a car is parked in a space through the use of a magnetic field. In the 60 towns employing these new meters in France, the meters allow each driver 20 minutes of parking near ...

A fancy new way to pay for parking -- and issue parking tickets -- is being tested in San Francisco. The Photo Violation Meter is a computerized parking meter that accepts not only coins, but credit cards as well. The new meter detects when a vehicle pulls up and pulls away via digital cameras and sensors. If your time runs out before you move your car, it takes a photo and wirelessly transmits ...