Proactive Meter Management

Stephen Miller, writing for StreetsBlog, reports on the growing trend of cities trying to more effectively and proactively manage on street parking:

New York is one of several cities across the country taking steps to reduce double-parking and wasteful cruising for scarce curbside spots by adjusting meter rates to align with demand. This type of curbside parking management can be a very effective tool to reduce congestion. In some New York neighborhoods, drivers cruising for parking constitute nearly half of all traffic.

Dynamically adjusting meter rates to reflect demand is an intriguing idea. I’ll be interested to see where this goes.