Parking meters have joined the digital age thanks to app support and online payments. According to USA Today, major cities like Portland, Oregon have begun using connected parking meters with their 'Parking Kitty' app to help improve the user experience and streamline public parking. Once credit card information is loaded into the app, car owners can just enter a short code from their meter into the app to pay and then be reminded with a purr notification when it is time to pay for more time.
Instead of a human parking attendant, cameras help issue tickets to drivers who forget to pay. Cities are enjoying the benefits of extra parking revenue.
