Parking meter on N. 3rd Street in Harrisburg
Finding a spot to park may be tricky, but feeding the meter just got easier.
Park Harrisburg, which operates the city’s parking meters, announced on Monday that motorists can now text to pay for parking.
Through a new initiative, people can text 30202, and enter their parking zone number, parking length of time and license plate number.
Drivers can still pay at the 168 street parking meters or use the Park Mobile app.
According to Park Harrisburg Senior Manager Nancy Keim, the text-to-pay option was created to make parking easier.
“What we’re seeing in the parking industry is people do not want to keep downloading apps (on their phone),” Keim said. “We wanted to provide an additional contactless payment option.”
Park Harrisburg staff will begin posting new signs above meters in the coming days, starting in Harrisburg’s downtown central business district, and working their way out.
Street meters are enforced from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. On-street parking is free for much of downtown from 5 to 7 p.m.
Rates in the central business district are $4 per hour, while all parking south of the central business district and in Midtown is $2 per hour.
For more information about Park Harrisburg, visit their website.
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