As promised, the City of Fayetteville has implemented a new pay-by-phone option for the numbered spaces in the Dickson Street entertainment district.
The plan begins today (March 1), and for the first week, the city is offering free parking for those who enroll in the new program and use the pay-by-phone option between Tuesday, March 1 and Sunday, March 6.
You’ll need a cell phone and a valid Visa or Master Card to sign up, and you can do so by visiting the Pay-by-Phone website, or by calling 1-888-450-PARK (7275).
Signage on Dickson Street
Once you are enrolled, you’ll be able to call the above number, enter the code for Fayetteville (#2525), enter your space number, and then enter how many hours you’d like to park. The cost of using the pay-by-phone option is 35¢ per transaction.
Other features of the new program include the ability to set a text message reminder a few minutes before time expires, add more time via phone, and receive optional receipts for transactions via email.
City officials said that information about the new program will be posted in various locations in the Dickson Street area.
If I were you, I’d store the number (1-888-450-7275) in your phone. If you’re a smart phone user, it’s also probably a good idea to bookmark the website.
I like the idea but can we add an online option to pay for parking? It cant be that difficult or expensive.
35 cents per transaction in fees seems pretty steep, especially if you’re only adding a dollar or two at a time.
Gouging us a little more every time. Trying to make up for the empty lots during the day.
How is this “gouging us a little more every time”? It’s not an additional charge for parking– it’s a convenience fee for a service that you are welcome to not use. It’s probably the credit card company’s fee anyway.
And how would more gouging make up for empty lots? Seems it would make them emptier. People have been asking for this option since paid parking was proposed.
Some people are just desperate to complain..
The administration just does not get it.
Article says: “The plan begins today (March 1), and for the first week, the city is offering free parking for those who enroll in the new program and use the pay-by-phone option between Tuesday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 6.”
Feb 1 to Feb 6 has already passed. Do you mean March 1 to March 6?
You are correct. The program beings today (March 1) and runs through Sunday, March 6. Thank you for noticing that error and for letting us know. It has been corrected above.
And, if it’s free, is it free PLUS the $.35 fee? Or just plain free? I don’t wanna pay $.35 on $0…that’s just silly
Is there a pin number or something you would need as well, or do you have to dial from a registered number? Otherwise all you would need is the phone number of someone enrolled to prank the system and run up fees on their card.
From the looks of the signup page, you must choose a PIN when registering with the service. There is also an option to skip the requirement to enter a PIN when caller ID is detected.
Sounds pretty convenient to me.
Sounds convenient to me too. I’d much rather pay the 35 cents and get a text message reminder than pay the fee for the parking ticket.
Would you rather not pay for parking at all? :-)
Word.
So the phone number is 888 not 800, the 800 is a chat line:)
I don’t come to Dickson EVER anymore because of paid parking. I make a lot of money, but it’s the principle of it and the fact that I have to pay just so I can run in and grab something really fast. It’s not worth my time. And Entertainment District?? I didn’t know lots of trashy bar was entertainment. Take a lesson from Power & Light in KC and see what an entertainment district really is. The businesses down there are losing a few $100 a month just from me, so please inform them of that. Thanks for supporting the small businesses of Fayetteville :-) I’ll be in Rogers supporting their businesses.
i’m kind of a big deal. people know me.
I used to be a skeptic, but I’m liking the paid parking these days. Keeps a lot of the riff-raff out. That combined with the ever increasing property values in downtown keep Dickson clean, and free of rabble rousers. Elitism may not be funky, but it feels good to me.
Who the hell is this guy? rabble rousers? riff-raff? go back to the farm country boy you dont belong in the city.
Haha. If you really mistake downtown Fayetteville for “the city”, then you need to move around a bit.
There is even a sign outside of town that calls it a city burger boy. “Fayetteville City Limits” So I believe it has been labled a “city”
BB- if you feed the trolls they won’t go away.
Trolls = pg viewz.
Farmer–
I hereby apply the label “troll” to you and Word, which must mean that you’re trolls. That aside, there is considerable– not even subtle– difference between “the city” and “a city”.
People would be well advised to make sure they check the box that requires the PIN to be entered in order to charge parking to their account. It is a trivial matter to spoof the caller ID on cell phones and bill the parking to someone else’s account. Apparently a couple of computer engineering students tested Verrus’s security and found it vulnerable to this attack. See http://courses.ece.ubc.ca/eece412/term_project/reports/2010/verrus.pdf
I could see an internet app being the solution so I can use my iPhone to pay.
Word, how do you really feel about paid parking?
shut up about my iphone.
but seriously, momma says paid parking is the devil!
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hahaha what a joke, Fayetteville Flyer censoring comments that criticize the city, Might as well live in China, Keep trying to be Funky Fayetteville!
Hi Bill. Criticism is OK. The comment was removed because of the name calling part at the beginning of it.
flyer comments are screened like any other websites by stay-at-home-moms/dads who are usually protestant “cheese and rice” lovers.
What’s wrong with cheese and rice? Are you condemning them together or separately? Because I believe that they are both great by themselves and together.
J.N- Sounds like you should start reading “Rogers Flyer” instead.