HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2016-09-06 Parkmobile
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Pay Parking Meters in Downtown Leesburg With Your
Smartphone
Leesburg, VA (September 6, 2016) – Visitors to
downtown Leesburg can now use credit cards to put
time on parking meters via their smartphones using
the Parkmobile app.
Green stickers were placed on all of the meters last
week, indicating that the meters accept Parkmobile
payments and providing directions on how to make
payments.
Customers will be charged a service fee by Parkmobile for each transaction, in addition to the
$1.50 per hour parking fee.
“One of the added benefits is that you can add time to the meter, up to the two hour limit,
from wherever you are in downtown,” said Keith Markel, Leesburg’s Deputy Town Manager.
“Let’s say you’ve put 15 minutes on the meter, thinking you’re going to run into a shop quickly,
but then your errand takes longer than expected. You can add up to an additional one hour and
45 minutes of time to the meter using your smartphone.”
The implementation of the Parkmobile app is the latest in a series of improvements to
Leesburg’s downtown parking, many of which were recommended by last year’s Downtown
Parking Task Force.
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