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MEDIA
ADVISORY
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Mayor:
Jennifer P. Dougherty
CONTACT:
Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 18, 2003
CITY
PAY AND DISPLAY UNIT GOES LIVE ON MONDAY
Frederick,
Md. --- The City of Frederick is continuing to test
new technology and create user-friendly parking devices
within the City limits. Effective Monday, November 3,
the parkers on W. Patrick Street will notice a difference
in parking meters. The meters have been removed and
replaced by a "pay and display" unit. The
test unit allows a parker to purchase up to two hours
of parking, just like a regular parking meter. The machine
will take coins, single dollar bills and eventually
credit cards. Once you purchase your parking the unit
will print a ticket that parkers will display on the
interior of the vehicle windshields.
The
"pay and display" unit eliminates the need
for one meter per parking place. Parking restrictions
and fines have not been changed during this test period.
The City notes several advantages to pay and display
system such as; increasing sidewalk space, relieving
man-hours due to coin collection operations, and enhancing
the aesthetics of the downtown area.
This
unit will remain in place for up to six months.
At
10:45 a.m., on Monday, November 3, Mayor Dougherty will
personally demonstrate how to use the new unit. The
unit is located in the front of the Weinberg Center
for the Arts. Press and public are encouraged to attend.
The
City also wants to thank everyone who participated in
the survey regarding the Satellite Parking Shuttle Service.
This sampling of potential users was intended to provide
information to develop a plan of implementation for
satellite parking. The target audience was the all day
parkers who park their cars in the morning and do not
return until the evening. Based on the sampling of the
potential users of the satellite program, we expect
this program to be successful.
Goals
of the Satellite Parking Program are:
1. Provide alternative parking for our customers
2. Provide low-cost alternative to downtown parking
3. Offer options for parkers displaced by the impending
construction boom in the downtown area.
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