parking meter
noun
: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle
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The two even argued about the 2008 parking meter deal, one of the city’s biggest financial blunders.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Unlike the city of Poway, which favors hitching posts over parking meters, San Diego has elected to ignore all rational analyses of parking fee options, in favor of looking at parking as a cash cow.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The city had anticipated adding $5 million in the 2025-26 fiscal year to revenues after rate increases to parking meters and off-street garages took effect last year, according to The Sacramento Bee’s previous reporting.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
When a snow emergency is issued, the Philadelphia Parking Authority said time limit violations on parking meters will not be enforced until after the emergency is lifted.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Unlike the city of Poway, which favors hitching posts over parking meters, San Diego has elected to ignore all rational analyses of parking fee options, in favor of looking at parking as a cash cow.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The city had anticipated adding $5 million in the 2025-26 fiscal year to revenues after rate increases to parking meters and off-street garages took effect last year, according to The Sacramento Bee’s previous reporting.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
When a snow emergency is issued, the Philadelphia Parking Authority said time limit violations on parking meters will not be enforced until after the emergency is lifted.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Parking meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20meter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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