closed #205724
Parking Meters and Citations
- Case Date:
- 9/15/2025
car parked on sidewalk at 1119 N Madison St. thanks!
car parked on sidewalk at 1119 N Madison St. thanks!
This meter is taking quarters but not registering them. I’m out $.50.
This meter is taking quarters but not registering them. I’m out $.50.
Parking meters in this parking lot are not working, i.e., you cannot pay fees using parking meters. A lot of people leave their cars without paying because they see that the meters are defective. Then, it becomes, a classic scam: meters do not work - people have no way to pay - people leave their cars and get a ticket - appeal gets rejected and people have to pay fees. There is a difference between people not paying parking fees and people not being able to pay because the parking equipment was faulty, see the scam scheme above.
Parking meter at the southern end of these couple of parking spaces did not respond to coins. Fed about a dollar's worth of quarters and it did not add any time or turn green. Credit card worked.
Damaged parking meter.
So every day I use the ParkMobile app to pay for my parking today when I went out to my van for lunch, there was a ticket on my van so I checked to make sure I use the app today and I did I sent you a photo of my spot and the time so I do not know why I was issued a ticket if I paid through the Park mobile app hopefully we can resolve this issue
I don't know whether this is the right place to report this violation. I recently noticed on IU classifieds that some people are trying to buy/sell parking permits which is not allowed according to my knowledge. This is for kind considerations of the appropriate authorities. Please see the attached photo too.
I'm an IU senior who lives on 217 S Lincoln in town. My apartment doesn't have parking for all of its tenants this year, all nearby garage lots are full, and monthly parking lots are being rented out by the local churches and businesses. I have tried for weeks to find a parking spot even remotely close to my apartment and hoped that The City would be able to issue me a Zone 9 permit since that is the closest zone to my apartment (within blocks). Today I was turned away and told "you either live in the zone or you don't, so there are no other options." I am incredibly appalled that The City has no means to help and is not willing to accept the money of a county citizen who is in a desperate situation to find parking. The City doesn't have to care about my specific situation or plight, but it should care about the well-being and security of the masses. I know I am not the only person in my neighborhood who is having such an issue. Parking should be an essential living item--like food, water, and shelter. Adequate and nearby parking is quite often a NECESSITY in order for people to get to work, to keep their jobs, to earn an income, to visit their families, to maintain a routine. It is senseless, unorganized, and uncivil for The City to claim to put such an emphasis on city parking yet not provide a zone for all areas of town NOR allow a resident to receive a permit for the closest zone to their residence. Come on, Bloomington, who are you helping if you're not out to help everyone?
This landlord must have put up a sign for at least 5 private parking spots. I thought private parking would have a price. Brenda Lane