Vancouver Street Parking Meets the New Millenium!

I discovered something very interesting today. Vancouver City Hall is about to adopt a new option for paying for street parking. You'll still be able to deposit coins like before, but you'll now also be able to call a special phone number with your cel phone,specify the number of the meter (shown in red in the photos) and pay electronically. I'm not clear whether you have to give your credit card number each time or will be able to have an account with them. Another great feature which I hope will be present is for the system to automatically call your cel if the time is about to expire.

In point of fact there are many slicker ways that parking could be paid, but this is a good advancement for a city that is sadly behind in adopting modern technology for public convenience.