New Payment Options for Parking in Downtown Greenwich

The Greenwich Parking Services Department has completed the conversion of the Board of Education (BOE) North parking lot at 290 Greenwich Ave. from single meters, requiring quarters and smartcards, to a centralized meter with a pay by phone option.

The upgrade will allow users to pay with cash, coins, credit cards and smartphone. This feature already is in use at the Island Beach and Horseneck lots. This is the first location for the pay by phone option in the central business district.

The multi-space meter (MSM) machine works like an ATM. Patrons will have to type in their license plate (or take a picture with their phone) and follow the step-by-step instructions on the screen or pay by phone using the ParkMobile app found in the App Store (iPhone) or in Google Play (Android phones). Users must sign up for the app and input the Parking Zone number for that lot and ParkMobile will safely store your information. The ParkMobile app will allow patrons to park and pay conveniently as they walk towards their shopping or dining destination. There is a minimal convenience fee to use the app.

The Multi-Space Meter (MSM) also accepts cash, coins and credit card as well as the pay by phone option. The system is being installed at the Grigg Street lot as well as Mason/Milbank lot and will be launched within a matter of weeks, according to parking services.

According to Parking Services Director Rita Azrelyant, “We anticipate breaking ground in the Benedict North and South lot shortly followed by the Lafayette (Volunteer) parking lot, Liberty Way lot, Amogerone and the Bruce Lot within the next year. We will have the single meter heads operation in each lot for a short period of time at the same time the MSMs are operational so people can use up their smart cards.”

The smart card option will be eliminated from all of the parking lots except for Greenwich Avenue.