Phoenix parking meters to start taking cards

Parking in downtown Phoenix may get a little easier in the next few weeks as workers begin installing new meters. KJZZ’s Al Macias reports you won’t need a pocket full of change anymore.

Credit card parking meters coming to Downtown Phoenix

The City of Phoenix will be providing nearly 500 new locations next year to use your credit or debit cards -- in the city’s parking meters.

Changes coming to Camelback Mountain

The popularity of hiking Camelback Mountain has for years strained relationships between area residents and hikers, but changes are coming that might ease that strain.

Failure of latest effort to regulate HOA parking restrictions worries some homeowners

In the waning days of this year’s legislative session, lawmakers defeated a bill on HOA parking restrictions. It dealt with an issue many Arizonans think about – where to park your car at home. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie files this report.

Tell us about your experiences with HOAs

Arizona's legislature is considering a law that would stop homeowner associations (HOAs) from regulating parking on city streets in some circumstances. We want to know what kind of experiences you've had with your HOA (or someone else's) when it comes to parking. 

Court rules against parking fees in national park

People who hike and camp in undeveloped areas of a southern Arizona forest cannot be charged a parking fee. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal law prohibits the fees.

Phoenix parking changes could help drivers keep their change

Parking on the street in downtown Phoenix is going to get easier in 2012. The number of hours people have to pay to park could be reduced and more user-friendly parking meters could be in place a year from now. 

Park(ing) Day 2011

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