Edmonton drivers will now have one less option to pay for parking, as the city starts to remove physical parking pay stations.
By the summer, Edmonton drivers will need to get used to paying for parking by their phone because the city will be removing the physical payment machines.
According to the city, the removal of the pay stations will start in Epark zones where they are least used. Drivers will now have to either scan a QR code, download the HotSpot App, pay online, or call the phone line and an agent will assist.Anyone paying for parking with the city of Edmonton will need to create a Hotspot account.
Albers says while 60 per cent of all parking transactions happen through the pay stations, 90 per cent of all payments are made by credit card.“We have had the HotSpot app for over a year, and a high adoption to the app. We have seen customers transition quite smoothly overall,” Albers said.Ward Dene city councillor Aaron Paquette said it was not a popular choice but it had to be done to focus on core services and improve efficiencies.
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