parking meter

noun

|Updated on: 2 Aug 2018

Definition of parking meter

: a coin-operated device which registers the purchase of parking time for a motor vehicle

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Recent Examples of parking meter from the Web

In August, Cincinnati's parking meter rates will go up for the third time in three years.

— sharon coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "Is parking going to get more difficult in OTR?," 11 July 2018
Levey bribed Portland's former parking manager Ellis McCoy for 10 years in exchange for multimillion-dollar contracts for his company's smart parking meters.

— maxine bernstein, OregonLive.com, "Judge reduces supervised release for Florida man who bribed former Portland parking manager," 23 May 2018
Changes include new storefronts, parking meters in front of stores, outdoor seating, public art and wider sidewalks.

— Houston Chronicle, "Rice Village to get Sixty Vines, Steel City Pops, Drybar locations," 22 May 2018
Still, parking meter rates are increasing and meters will start running earlier and stop running later depending on the neighborhood.

— sharon coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati council members agreed on a budget. Here are the winners and losers.," 25 June 2018
Here's how downtown parking meter rates compare among a number southeastern Michigan cities: Ann Arbor: $1.60 per hour Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. except on holidays.

— bryce airgood, Detroit Free Press, "Feeding the meter costs 3x more in Royal Oak than Ferndale," 21 June 2018
Daley cost the city millions of dollars between the Chicago Skyway sale and the parking meter sale.

— Daily Southtown, "Speak Out," 8 June 2018
McCoy, in turn, helped Levey's company secure parking meter contracts worth millions of dollars with Portland by disclosing inside information and helping Levey respond to bid requests.

— maxine bernstein, OregonLive.com, "Judge reduces supervised release for Florida man who bribed former Portland parking manager," 23 May 2018
With parking meters and traffic enforcement cops off the streets (no more towing!), the city will need new ways to raise funds.

— alex davies, WIRED, "Lots of Lobbies and Zero Zombies: How Self-Driving Cars Will Reshape Cities," 21 May 2018

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