ParkBoston app expands to five more Boston neighborhoods
The app can now be used in seven areas.
Parking in Beacon Hill, the North End, the West End, Charlestown, or Downtown? Feel free to leave your quarters at home, as meters are now equipped with mobile payment technology.
Mayor Marty Walsh announced this week that ParkBoston, a parking app rolled out by the city of Boston in January, can now be used in five more Boston neighborhoods in addition to Back Bay and Fenway/Kenmore, where the program rolled out in April.
“More and more of our drivers are taking advantage of ParkBoston and we’re excited to be able to expand into even more neighborhoods by the end of the summer,’’ Walsh said in a press release. ParkBoston will be ready for South Boston, Allston, Brighton, Mission Hill, and the South End by the end of the summer, Walsh said.
We’re now in Phase 3 of the program.
The app is free to download and allows drivers to add money to their meter from any location by entering a location “zone’’ code (found on a sticker on the meter) and their license plate number. Though your pockets will feel lighter without all the quarters, ParkBoston does have a 15-cent user fee for the added convenience.
There are currently 6,750 “smart’’ parking meters now located in Boston, but there will be 8,000 by the end of the summer. ParkBoston decals and street signs identify them. You can create a ParkBoston account at park.boston.gov.
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