No change? Grand Rapids parking meters now take credit cards GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Grand Rapids motorists may now use their cell phones and credit cards instead of their pocket change to feed downtown parking meters. The program that started Monday is aimed at making it more convenient to pay for metered parking in Michigan's second-largest city. Parkmobile North America spokesman Laurens Eckelboom says the company's high-tech parking program is used in more than 100 European cities. Grand Rapids is the first of several U.S. cities where it will be rolled out in the coming weeks. Others include Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.; Harrison, Pa.; and parts of New York City and Atlanta. Motorists set up accounts that automatically bill their credit cards. They call to activate the system when they park and deactivate it when they leave.
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