It's encouraging to see the private sector and government work together so smoothly, creating improved government services and a more fair system for citizens in these innovative cities. So often, government is mired in allegations of corruption, inefficiency, and opaqueness, and these cities are clearly bucking this trend. I only hope voters reward city officials with the votes they so richly deserve in the next election.
But, why would the app agree to completely block usage in those cities? People can still use the app to determine whether any mistakes were made on the ticket and to ensure the signage is proper. The app could then tell people what to write to the city to fight it.
That use case doesn't make Fixed money.
It does if you just do a pay-per-ticket fee. The software is already built. $2 for every ticket?
They can go full ticketmaster and pay your ticket for you with a convenience fee as an option.
Shocking as it may seem, parking meters and rules may not always exist only for the benefit of citizens, as one would hope. It seems that parking meters and rules are there also for the benefit of the city and its bureaucracy, which gets to collect substantial revenues from a monopoly business day in and day out. It's a great business for cities!