Comments on Advance Indiana™: More Bait And Switch On Indy Parking Meter Lease Deal

Paul, that's an interesting observation. By d...

2011-04-01T19:01:44.123-05:00

Paul, that's an interesting observation. By defaulting to 45 minutes, does that mean it can be reduced or is that the minimum?

Mnay times I have known I would be in and out in a minute so I would feed maybe a nickel into the meter for 10 minutes or whatever that got me. Is that not the way they are now?

Even if you can, I see that as a future 'enhancement' they may try to pull on us -- make the minimum time 30-45 minutes.

I believe these meters are supposed to sense when the car is moved, so they reset for the next one -- is that right?

I used a credit card at one. It defaults to 45 mi...

2011-04-01T17:18:32.538-05:00

I used a credit card at one. It defaults to 45 minutes and I was able to increase it to 60 minutes. I wanted to increase it to 90 minutes but it wouldn't increase even though I kept hitting the button. It was a two hour meter.

We can't expect mass transit because there'...

2011-04-01T08:04:32.912-05:00

We can't expect mass transit because there's (apparently) no company out there that is willing to pay millions for the 50 year transit franchise.

But that's the sort of thing we OUGHT to outsource -- expensive inventory, lots of employees, lots of maintenance, likely to see regular technology changes...

Not surprising the outsourcers only grab the profitable fruit from the tree.

When the deal was signed, I had a momentary Warner Bros cartoon flashback, where a parking meter transforms itself into a huge candy-on-a-stick with 'SUCKER' written across it.

You know what would be fantastic for high density ...

2011-04-01T02:06:33.730-05:00

You know what would be fantastic for high density area businesses and the large segment of the population with a closeted, binge-drinking personality trait? Public transit that runs late night. But good ol' Indy, keep blowing money on half-a**ed blacktop to make sure rugged individualists can drive intoxicated in their 2,000+ lb missles into trees, cops, and families who make the mistake of being out on the road at the same time. This city and this most recent mayor make me sick.

Ironically, next to this blog post is a very nice ...

2011-03-31T19:18:44.385-05:00

Ironically, next to this blog post is a very nice looking electronic parking meter in the ad space. Certainly this isn't what we're getting here, and ACS is under no obligation to actually give them to us.