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Reno rewind: City removes electronic parking kiosks, replaces with coin meters

July 15, 2013

It's out with the new, in with the old for Reno, Nevada's parking meter payment system. According to a report on rjg.com, the Reno City Council has decided to remove Curb System's defunct electronic parking kiosks and replace them with coin-based meters in areas with a high demand for parking.

The city plans to put out a bid to hire a parking meter company to install a new system, the article reported. It is estimated that over the last two years the malfunctioning parking kiosks, that frequently went dark or had unresponsive keypads, cost the city more than $800,000 in lost parking revenue.

"I think everyone would agree the product they delivered did not meet the community's expectations," said City Manager Andrew Clinger, in the article. "There have been statements made that the system, quote unquote, meets industry standards, and if that's industry standard, I think we can do much better."

The city of Reno and Curb Systems will enter an arbitration process, as the kiosk company is claiming damages for several complaints against the city.

"From the very beginning of the parking contract the city ignored their responsibilities to provide diligent enforcement, to allow for advertising on the kiosks and cooperate with Curb, as required in the contract," said Curb System CEO Kane Dutt in a statement referenced in the article. "The city also misrepresented Reno's historical parking revenues in negotiating the contract."

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