Comments on: Parking Credit Cards? http://boulderspace.org/2007/09/24/parking-credit-cards/ Boulder, Colorado Design Development Resources Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:03:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Shawn Coleman http://boulderspace.org/2007/09/24/parking-credit-cards/#comment-47 Shawn Coleman Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:29:20 +0000 http://boulderspace.org/2007/09/24/parking-credit-cards/#comment-47 Sorbe- Hope you make it back to see this response. Currently there is a parking validation program where downtown merchants get a reduced rate for the parking stickers for parking validation in the parking structures. The Smart Card feature will be available "soon" (municipal speak for less than 6 months away). It might be possible that parking can be paid for with downtown "gift certificate" cards as well since those DBI cards are visa/mastercard based. As for the Downtown Management Commission: The DMC is a 5 member, city council appointed advisory board, charged with the economic and cultural vitality, of the Downtown district, as well as the fiscal health (municipal for budget) of the CAGID (central area general improvement district, or municipal for the Downtown commercial district) We have a monthly meeting, the first monday of every month at 5:30 in the City Council Chambers. All council advisory boards are volunteer here is a link to the boards and commissions page on the City's website, check out, the City does a recruitment every January so if you find a board that deals with things your interested in you can apply as long as you are a registered city of Boulder voter. recruitment http://bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=208 DMC http://bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=507&Itemid=271 Downtown http://bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1238&Itemid=438 -Shawn Sorbe-
Hope you make it back to see this response. Currently there is a parking validation program where downtown merchants get a reduced rate for the parking stickers for parking validation in the parking structures. The Smart Card feature will be available “soon” (municipal speak for less than 6 months away). It might be possible that parking can be paid for with downtown “gift certificate” cards as well since those DBI cards are visa/mastercard based.

As for the Downtown Management Commission:
The DMC is a 5 member, city council appointed advisory board, charged with the economic and cultural vitality, of the Downtown district, as well as the fiscal health (municipal for budget) of the CAGID (central area general improvement district, or municipal for the Downtown commercial district) We have a monthly meeting, the first monday of every month at 5:30 in the City Council Chambers. All council advisory boards are volunteer here is a link to the boards and commissions page on the City’s website, check out, the City does a recruitment every January so if you find a board that deals with things your interested in you can apply as long as you are a registered city of Boulder voter.
recruitment
http://bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=208

DMC
http://bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=507&Itemid=271

Downtown
http://bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1238&Itemid=438
-Shawn

]]> By: sorbe http://boulderspace.org/2007/09/24/parking-credit-cards/#comment-46 sorbe Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:45:01 +0000 http://boulderspace.org/2007/09/24/parking-credit-cards/#comment-46 Shawn, It is good to hear about the improvements to the parking kiosks and the future payment options. Not having to charge a credit card every time you park will be nice. How about local downtown businesses get a discount on the parking and in turn offer these cards back to their customers/patrons. What does the Downtown Management Commission do? Shawn,

It is good to hear about the improvements to the parking kiosks and the future payment options. Not having to charge a credit card every time you park will be nice.

How about local downtown businesses get a discount on the parking and in turn offer these cards back to their customers/patrons.

What does the Downtown Management Commission do?

]]> By: Shawn Coleman http://boulderspace.org/2007/09/24/parking-credit-cards/#comment-45 Shawn Coleman Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:41:04 +0000 http://boulderspace.org/2007/09/24/parking-credit-cards/#comment-45 This Shawn Coleman (yes candidate Coleman) But I am writing as a my role as Citizen-at-large member of the Downtown Management Commission to let you know that we are working on a pre-paid smart card system that will work in both the parking garages and on street kiosks. When this system becomes available, those with a readable balance on their meter keys will be able to transfer that value to the smart card. This Shawn Coleman (yes candidate Coleman) But I am writing as a my role as Citizen-at-large member of the Downtown Management Commission to let you know that we are working on a pre-paid smart card system that will work in both the parking garages and on street kiosks. When this system becomes available, those with a readable balance on their meter keys will be able to transfer that value to the smart card.

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