mdrejhon
Senior Member
If they HAD to introduce pay-in-person parking of some kind...
...then I think that's a great idea to take advantage of Presto here. Set aside a percentage of lots for ~$5-$8 allday parking, as long as there are lots of tiny Presto parking meters that didn't require you to go back to the car. Just register your driver license plate on your registered Presto card (one-time process). From thereafter, just tap at the Presto Parking meter for your daily payment. Run along to the train.
No need to run back to the car.
No debit/credit payments (Except maybe tap cards).
No gates to slow you down.
No payment delays in parking.
Just park, tap, go to station.
They can use the newer, tiny cheaper outdoor "Presto-on-a-pole" readers they now use for Ottawa OTrain. 1 nearby meter for every several "Presto Reserved" spots, so you're never far away. Color-code/brand them specificially for parking payments instead of fares. Bonus if you can pay online via the mobile browser AFTER you already tapped ("Your Presto card is out of cash. Pay online within an hour to prevent being ticketed.")
...then I think that's a great idea to take advantage of Presto here. Set aside a percentage of lots for ~$5-$8 allday parking, as long as there are lots of tiny Presto parking meters that didn't require you to go back to the car. Just register your driver license plate on your registered Presto card (one-time process). From thereafter, just tap at the Presto Parking meter for your daily payment. Run along to the train.
No need to run back to the car.
No debit/credit payments (Except maybe tap cards).
No gates to slow you down.
No payment delays in parking.
Just park, tap, go to station.
They can use the newer, tiny cheaper outdoor "Presto-on-a-pole" readers they now use for Ottawa OTrain. 1 nearby meter for every several "Presto Reserved" spots, so you're never far away. Color-code/brand them specificially for parking payments instead of fares. Bonus if you can pay online via the mobile browser AFTER you already tapped ("Your Presto card is out of cash. Pay online within an hour to prevent being ticketed.")
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