White Plains introducing Smart Card parking

Faced with an aging stock of on-street parking meters, the city has decided to get smart. The Parking Department plans to spend $220,000 to buy new "Smart Card" parking meters to replace 1,100 downtown street meters. The Common Council unanimously approved the expense this week, with Councilman John Martin saying the meters being replaced "are at least 20 years old. This is a great step forward."