Olympia is reminding motorists that the city has alternatives to pay for parking.
On its website and Facebook page, Olympia explained that parking is available at metered and timed on-street spaces and in leased lots. Including the several Diamond Parking lots in the city’s downtown area for leased and daily parking as businesses offering parking space adjacent to their shops.
“Parking is enforced Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. except for city-recognized holidays,” Olympia added.
Motorists can use the Pay by Phone app for their parking, allowing vehicle owners to pay for their parking remotely using their smartphone, informing them when the meter is about to expire.
Olympia reminds motorists of several points when using the app:
Meter-related concerns can be addressed via a service request at the city’s website.
“If you require immediate public safety assistance, please dial 911. For after-hours utility emergencies, call 360-753-8333,” the city said.
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FirstOtter
I saw these new meters. What does the City have planned for people who don't have cell phones? Or people who refuse to give Olympia their credit card number? Now it expects the customer to input data. And I don't believe that the typical meter reader will believe that "expired" doesn't mean one didn't pay. Olympia doesn't have a good record for forgiving parking fines that it's meters caused in the first place. I know this from experience. I parked at a meter near the 5th Ave bank that took my two quarters but didn't change the display from the original fifteen minutes.
Olympia has changed their parking meters at least six times in the last ten years. What is it, does the city have stock in parking meter companies? And the city wonders why fewer and fewer people are coming downtown to shop? DUH. It's the Parking Meters, stupids. Get rid of them.
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