Peoria invites you to park by app. The city plans to test a program this summer for motorists to use a mobile application to cover the cost of certain parking meters.
The app can be downloaded to smartphones. But payments can also be made through other phones, laptops or desktop computers.
A user would enter their license number and a meter code in the free app and pay the charge to their credit card. The meter even texts users when meter expiration is imminent.
Not techno-savvy? Not to worry. The smart-meters will still accept coins.
Public Works Director Mike Rogers is negotiating a contract for the app with North Carolina-based Passport Parking. The company has similar operations in Urbana-Champaign and Chicago.
