William Crum
An on-street parking makeover in downtown Oklahoma City includes an increase in rates for parking on a meter.
The Traffic Commission voted Monday to recommend ordinance changes accommodating a new generation of electronic parking meters.
With "pay-by-plate," motorists will choose a parking spot and, at a nearby kiosk, type in their tag number, choose a length of time — up to a max of two hours — and pay with a card or coins.
The new rate will be $2 per hour, with a two-hour limit.
Under the current ordinance, allowed rates range from a low of 10 cents per hour to $1.50, with one-hour, two-hour and five-hour parking zones.
Those zones would go away, making parking meter rates uniform throughout downtown.
Traffic commissioners' recommendation now goes to the city council for a final decision.
With an eye on the future, proposals include new regulations for spaces reserved for charging electric vehicles.
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