Ever pull into a parking space and realize you have no change for the meter? Or suddenly have to run out of a business meeting because you realized the time on your meter was almost up? Then you need to get the Parkmobile app. Available for most smartphones, Parkmobile is now in use in close to 400 cities across the U.S., including St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, and (in more limited fashion) Tampa. You just look for a meter with the Parkmobile logo, type the zone number of your location into the phone (the number’s posted on the meter), pick a desired parking duration, and then — if that meeting goes longer than expected — add some time from your phone. “Parking made simple” is the company slogan; when you compare the cost (around 35 cents a transaction vs. $25 for a parking ticket), it’s “Parking made slap-your-forehead simple.” parkmobile.com.
This article appears in Sep 19-25, 2013.
