Sentence examples for city meter from inspiring English sources
"The city of Los Angeles has six legal placards for every single city meter," said Jonathan Williams, a transportation planner in Seattle who as a graduate student at UCLA researched the effect of legal disabled placards on city parking programs.
"It has taken a very long time to get the city metered and it has been highly successful, so why back away?" City Councilman Stanley E. Michels, chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee, said the new approach contradicted the city's longstanding goal.
The permits, which residents purchase, allow them to park at city meters — except on Laguna Canyon Road — or lots.
However, the fine imposed for overstaying the time on city meters or overlapping the lines that delineate parking spaces will still cost $43.
One method to alleviate parking for residents is the "shopper permit," which allows locals to park at city meters — except on Laguna Canyon Road — or lots.
Last month Mayor Koch announced a program for universal water metering, calling it "the ultimate conservation program". In some cities metering has cut water consumption by 10 to 30 per cent, according to water officials.
In many cities, meters inform users when their time is about to expire via cellphone and allow for remotely extending the time.
Ratings for Sunday's debate between President Clinton and GOP challenger Bob Dole appear to be lower than the first debate in 1992, according to preliminary results Monday from the 34 major cities metered by Nielsen.
The alderman has sought to capitalize on his vote against the unpopular privatization of the city parking meter system.
Full-time cabdrivers, on average, take in about $1,375 for working six 12-hour shifts a week, according to Mr. Schaller's analysis of city taxi meter data.
