ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — St. John’s city council has awarded a contract for the supply of new pay stations and parking meters to Cale Canada in partnership with EDC Corporation.
The new pay stations and meters’ payment options will include most credit cards, debit cards, and smartphones, and will be configured with a tap card reader as well as a magnetic strip reader for credit card payment.
The ParkCard will be phased out as the existing parking meters are replaced with new pay stations and meters. A city spokesperson said they are exploring alternatives to the ParkCard and hope to offer a replacement ParkCard service. The spokesperson said the city is also trying to determine if or how they could transfer the balance from a ParkCard to the replacement.
In a news release, the city said exact locations of the pay stations will be determined in consultation with the service provider.
“Downtown and Churchill Square for example, will see pay stations in strategic locations that are convenient to the parking spaces they serve, and some areas may continue to be serviced by individual meters.”
All meters and stations will be cashless during the first year of operation, at which time the impacts of not accepting cash will be evaluated and council will determine the best long-term approach.
The changes are part of the five-year paid parking management strategy that began last year.
This story has been edited to add additional information.
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