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A large chunk of San Francisco has credit card enabled meters: http://sfpark.org/ http://sfpark.org/ The whole program is actually really interesting: the mete
by wycats 15y ago
A large chunk of San Francisco has credit card enabled meters: http://sfpark.org/ http://sfpark.org/
The whole program is actually really interesting: the meters update their prices by 25-50¢ each month to attempt to meet congestion targets per street.
Plus they have an API providing app developers with meter information (including current usage) http://sfpark.org/how-it-works/developerresources/ http://sfpark.org/how-it-works/developerresources/.
The video (http://sfpark.org/about-the-project/ http://sfpark.org/about-the-project/) explains it really well.
- omellet 15y agoPhiladelphia recently installed credit-card meters, and they're terrible. They almost always refuse to scan either of my two cards correctly, a problem I never have with any other card scanners. I don't know if it's because they're exposed to the elements or what, but they just don't perform as advertised. NFC would be great in this scenario, as you can fully protect the sensor from the weather.
- ben1040 15y agoIn flyover country where I live (St Louis) I should be happy that we even have digital coin-op meters and not ancient clockwork models. A couple years ago they put pay-and-display meters in a few neighborhoods, only to inexplicably get rid of them and replace them with coin only meters.