Smart Cards Coming for Township Parking Meters

A new payment option will soon be available for Lower Merion Township parking meters.

Beginning Oct. 3, smart cards to use at township parking meters will become available for purchase, according to the township. Cards will cost $5, and money can be added to them as needed—up to $100.

Meters will also refund unused time back onto the cards.

The parking meters—1,600 of them throughout the township— as part of the 2011-2016 Capital Improvement Plan. The new meters, currently coin-operated only, also include a 10-minute free (or "free 10") button. 

The township chose the new meters based on the cost of replacement and maintenance, and improvements over the old meters, including methods of payment and the potential for future upgrades.

The cards can be purchased at the township’s parking services department office in the public safety building at 71 E. Lancaster Ave. in Ardmore, starting on Oct. 3.

Call (610) 645-6230 for more information.