Drivers In D.C. Area Flock To Phones For Parking Payment

WASHINGTON -- Time is running out for D.C. parking meters.
 
The number of drivers in the D.C. area using smartphone apps to pay for street parking is steadily climbing, and some transit experts say a future without meters altogether is possible.
 
D.C. first introduced its partnership with Parkmobile in July. Already, one in five parking transactions takes place through the system -- available on Android, BlackBerry and iPhone devices -- which accounts for 55 percent of all pay-by-phone parking in the city.
 
That number is growing, says Laurens Eckelboom, executive vice president of Parkmobile USA.

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