Parking a car in New York City isn’t exactly an easy task, but if you happen to find a parking space NYC is making it a little easier for you to pay for it. According to the New York Post, New York City drivers can soon look forward to feeding the meter by phone. The mobile payment technology, which has already been introduced in cities like Washington, DC and Atlanta, essentially allows drivers to pay for their parking spots without ever having to interact with those menacing, metallic meters.
Unlike most mobile payments services, it solves the following real problems:
1) After registering online, users would be able to pay for curbside real estate by entering the number of the nearest meter and the amount of time they'd like to purchase into a customized app, or by texting it to the city's Department of Transportation.
2) The app keeps track of the time remaining. When a meter is about to expire, it alerts the user.
3) It truly takes advantage of mobile. Instead of having to stop our conversation, walk to the meter, put in some coins, and walk back.
The New York Post reports around 300 spots will see the new meters during a one-year pilot program. New York transportation officials are hoping technology will result in some savings to the city, the Post says.
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