Seattle Gets First Of New High-Tech Parking Meters

Seattle Gets First Of New High-Tech Parking Meters

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Story Published: Apr 19, 2004 at 2:37 PM PST

Story Updated: Jul 24, 2009 at 10:33 AM PST

By KOMO Staff & News Services

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SEATTLE - New parking meters in Seattle should let people park longer and spend less time searching for loose change.

In Pioneer Square Monday, Mayor Greg Nickels introduced the first of 1,600 new parking pay stations to be installed in the city. The machines accept cash and debit cards and they'll allow people to park for longer periods in one spot.

They work like this: You pay for how long you want to park, get a receipt and leave the receipt visible on your dashboard. If you leave that spot and still have time left over, you can use the remaining time to park in another spot in the city.

Over the next three years, these pay stations will replace the 9,000 meters in business districts throughout the city.

After Pioneer Square, they'll be installed through the rest of downtown, the waterfront, the Pike-Pine corridor, Capitol Hill and First Hill.

Not all of the news is good, however: parking rates are going up from the current rate of $1.00 an hour to $1.50 an hour.

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