In some areas near my home, it now costs $2 to park for one hour. Almost everywhere, meter hours have lengthened from the traditional 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to 7 a.m.-8 p.m. or even 9 p.m. ~ or even, in some places, 24/7. There are also now electronic meters, with one per every so many spaces. With these, not only does one not get to take advantage of any time that might be left over from the previous car (or one's own car, for that matter), but one must find the machine, pay when the shortest option is often longer than one needs, and run back to the car to place the receipt on the dash. And it all started with lawyer (figures, don't it?) and publisher Carlton C. Magee (1872-1946) of Oklahoma City, who was smart enough to patent his innovation and charge cities for every one: http://mentalfloss.com/article/66050/worlds-first-parking-meter
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