south on kirkwood square, where awning is. I parked in handicap there. Kept feeding quarters.Meter only went up to One Hour. had to then use credit card.Being handicap it was very confusing and frustrating. Was charged on credit card.
Parking Meters Issues: Over the past few months I have tried to park in street parking only to find that the meters state: Charge Card Only. Of course, you don't know this until you are trying to deposit money in the meter. So, I guess the choice is to pay the fee using a card and also get stuck with the additional service fee or move to another meter. Why are there so many meter using just charge cards? and, why not designate the meters so that I don't have to bother stopping. This I my second request for an answer. I have also called and never received a call back.
Both parking meters #7671 were not accepting coins. One of the meters was jammed.
I just drove through Renwick and I saw at least 7 cars parked along the streets where it is outlawed. This is an ongoing problem for drivers as the streets are too narrow to have parked cars present. I think ticketing the cars that are parked illegally would be the best way to prevent this ongoing behavior.
It’s frustrating to me that the default time using the mobile parking app is 12 hours and you can’t select a time when you park. You are forced to remember to reopen the app and stop parking. Usually I forget and end up paying for 12hrs when I only parked for 1 or 2 hours.
Really has nothing to do with parking meters. But for parking enforcement. I would like to suggest more of a patrol on W. 14th Street between Woodburn Ave. An Walnut St. As there is a yellow curb but people disregard it all the time. An I wouldn't be so upset about it if it weren't the fact my kid gets picked up right there an jer bus driver has to make that turn from Woodburn to 14th St. So he needs the room. Not only that I live on the dead end part of Woodburn and it makes it a pain to see around the cara that are parked in the yellow. So please keep an eye on this. Thanks!
This parking meter located at the library would not read my credit card(s). I tried the two I have multiple times. No I tried fast pull, slow pull, leaving it in. Wiping the card off. Etc Please make note and don't ticket me. Dawn Herr
Tuesday morning I went downtown. There were a lot of cars parked on the street, possibility due to the closed parking garage. After a few trips around the block, Collage, Kirkwood and 2nd, street, I found an open space. After pulling I found that the meter stated that it was for credit card only. Okay, I got back in the car and went to another open space--same message, credit card only. So, why would you have parking meters that require credit cards only? Rather a costly option for the parking space. Sounds like Bloomington just doesn't "get" parking meters. And, if the meter is a credit card only device, why not paint that device a different color?
The parking meters around Fountain Square Mall and possibly more of downtown have been full since at least Thursday morning the 7th. Probably sooner because they were all full first thing in the morning on Thursday. Why are the meters not being emptied? I dislike using my credit card for this and some of my clients do not have a card when they come in and they are late trying to find a meter than will accept coins. It has been several days now and this is not acceptable.
Parking Meter number 7623 has a cloudy screen making it impossible to read.