“Garage Band” is at the corner of Seventh and Walnut streets in downtown Bloomington. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
Roy Farris, an employee of EvensTime, installs a new parking pay station on Morton Street in May 2011. The pay stations replaced parking meters, accept credit cards or coins and operate in several languages. The use of similar stations is being proposed for much of downtown Bloomington's on-street parking. David Snodgress | Herald-Times
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It is not a question of “if” but “when” paid parking comes to Bloomington, Mayor Mark Kruzan has said.
If the administration has its way, the city council will approve a plan to line downtown with “pay stations” in 2013.
Kruzan’s proposal calls for metering as a way to relieve congestion of on-street spaces, and to change Bloomington’s culture of “free parking first” to an expectation of paid parking. That will provide a greater turnover of spaces for customers of local businesses while also pushing drivers to support the city’s cash-strapped garages.
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