CBS 2 investigator extraordinaire Pam Zekman is on the case with the parking meter lease deal tonight at 10 PM.
CBS 2 says, “2 Investigator Pam Zekman is digging deeper into the contract with the city’s parking meter company, and guess what – the company gets paid by the city even if people can’t park. [...]
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February 4th, 2010
Here Comes Pam Zekman Again
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February 2nd, 2010
Redeye Discusses Parking Meter Rate Increases With Drivers
In today’s RedEye, reporter Kyra Kyles spent a day talking to drivers in the South Loop, Bronzeville, and Roseland to see how they’re reacting to the new meter rates.
Kyles’ article seems to come to the conclusion that many people are avoiding parking and paying the new meter rates. In one case, one man drives with [...]
February 1st, 2010
Politics & Parking Meters
With tomorrow being election day in Illinois, it seemed prudent to post some interesting facts via the Chicago Reader about some of the parties and politicians involved in Chicago’s parking meter lease deal and the controversies which ensued.
We make no apologies for the respect or the drooling praise we have for the work Mick Dumke [...]
January 31st, 2010
Chicago’s Parking Meter Deal A ‘Sucessful Fiasco’
Former Indianapolis Mayor Steven Goldsmith weighs in with his thoughts on Chicago’s parking meter lease deal in a piece for the ultra-wonky Governing Magazine.
Goldsmith basically feels the deal should have been a no-brainer. In his opinion the money was good, and he supports the concept of privatization. But, because of mistakes of implementation, there’s been [...]
January 29th, 2010
Racist ‘Parking Tickets’ Show Up In County Board Race
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According to a news report from NBC 5, political fliers designed to look like Chicago parking tickets and placed on the windshield of cars in the South Loop, attack Ald. Toni Preckwinkle who’s running in the Democratic Primary for Cook County Board [...]
January 26th, 2010
Chicago Parking Meter Rate Changes 98% Complete
Parking meter rate increases for 2010 are essentially complete according to Chicago Parking Meters, LLC.
CPM spokesperson Avis LaVelle, explained in our report on January 12th, traditional single-space meters would not begin being changed until after all pay box rates were finished being changed.
The vast majority of metered spaces, controlled by multi-space pay boxes, have already [...]
January 13th, 2010
New Year’s Resolutions For Chicago Parking Meters
Normally, when the beginning of a new year comes around, many people draft a list of New Year’s resolutions.
Some see it as trying to turn over a new leaf, or just want to improve on a segment of their life. People use it as a way to inspire themselves to get in shape and/or lose [...]
January 12th, 2010
Free Parking As Meter Rate Changes Roll On
The parking meter rate change process is moving along pretty quickly as it now enters the second week of transitions to higher rates.
All downtown/loop multi-space pay boxes, sporting the highest rates in the city, were essentially completed on the first day of the transitions, Monday, January 4th. These meters increased $0.75 per hour, from $3.50 [...]
January 4th, 2010
Parking Meter Rate Changes Begin Today
Make sure you put some extra quarters in your pocket Monday morning.
Because the waiting is over, and Chicago’s parking meters will begin charging more starting January 4th, according to Chicago Parking Meters, LLC.
Downtown meters, which currently charge $3.50 per hour will increase 75 cents to $4.25 per hour. In areas like the Gold Coast and [...]
December 30th, 2009
Chicago Parking Meters Announces Rate Change Details
Tuesday, via a press release, Chicago Parking Meters, LLC announced meter rate increases for 2010.
As reported earlier, the company will increase all central business district meters from $3.75 per hour to $4.25, all meters currently charging $2.00 per hour to $2.50 per hour and all remaining meters in the outlying neighborhoods from $1.00 to $1.25 [...]
