Houstonian in Iraq Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I tried searching for an existing thread, but no luck(mod, merge if it's found)Anyways .....anyone else hear about these cool meters. They are suppose to start being installed this month. They will be solar power and I think you can use your credit card. You can even recharge your meter via cell phone. I also heard they might have day long passes avaible.Well I look forward to it. All my existing tickets are parking tickets a good 400 dollars. I got most of them while in class at UHD when I couldn't get out of class. Just yesterday I had to go through my car to try to find some change and then go into a deli to get enough change for the remainder of my parking stay. Will easier parking make street spaces more scarce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I think we could have come up with better ways to spend 15mil. "We can say that Houston now is on the cutting edge when it comes to parking," said Councilwoman Carol Alvarado.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/3774821.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I think we could have come up with better ways to spend 15mil. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/3774821.htmlRead the article:Council members voted unanimously to approve the contract, praising Rambo for using a transparent process and creating a project that will pay for itself. The meters, tested in downtown last year, will be paid for with revenue they collect. "This is what taxpayers want ... a project like this that is fiscally sound," said Councilman Adrian Garcia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I did. You can't belive everything you read, although some dummies always will. A rubber-stamp by city council should get everyone's attention. I work in IT, and deal with Wireless networks all the time. Uptime is not 100% by any means. How do you update a meter when the network is down? Sometimes it's best not the be the "first customer" in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Saw something a few days ago on the municiple channel. I dont think Houston is the first customer. The lady giving the presentation citied other citeis in the USA and Canada that are using this in some form. I think its a pretty cool idea....... Full speed ahead!!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 These sound great! I especially like being able to pay by phone. I have read of similar systems being developed in Europe and Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 They have these in Chicago, but not owning a car, I haven't had a chance to use them. I think one of the ways they help save money is on maintenance, because they only put one meter on each side of the street on each block, so there's fewer meters to break, and fewer to collect money from.There is a side-effect: Many fewer places to lock up your bike. But it does make the streets much nicer to walk down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 that's like the existing meters around minute maid, although last time i tried to use one it was hard to operate (i think someone had bashed the typepad). i never understood why they installed these new-ish meters without the money-technology component (or at least didn't wait)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I did. You can't belive everything you read, although some dummies always will. A rubber-stamp by city council should get everyone's attention. I work in IT, and deal with Wireless networks all the time. Uptime is not 100% by any means. How do you update a meter when the network is down? Sometimes it's best not the be the "first customer" in the US.Some people look at the glass and see it as half empty.Some people look at the glass and see it as half full.And some people look at the glass and say "It's glass. It's probably going to get broken anyway, so why bother? Everything sucks. What a bunch of morons." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 Here's what the new meters might look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Here's what the new meters might look like. That cant be the USA............wheres that taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 That cant be the USA............wheres that taken? Didn't claim it was It's Barcelona near the Olympic village, what gave it away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Didn't claim it was It's Barcelona near the Olympic village, what gave it away? The scenery, the auotmobiles, the scooter and the bus in the parking lot across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 The scenery, the auotmobiles, the scooter and the bus in the parking lot across the street. Yeah it would of been the scooter for me. They love their mopeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 MIDTOWNCOOG Related to this, have you seen how fugly the new solar powered parking meeter stations are?These are tied in to the network. Anyone have a pic? They sure ain't pretty. Yeah I snapped a couple pics before I headed out of town yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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