Merchants Sour on Lollipop Meters
By Nicholas Martinez | November 19th, 2009 | 
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During his re-election campaign, Mayor Bloomberg said he wanted to make parking easier by introducing new technologies, like text message updates for expiring meters and GPS-based tracking of vacant spaces.
Community advocates and some merchants say they would be happy if the city simply brings a relatively low-tech parking upgrade to Myrtle Avenue: Muni Meters.
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[...] •Merchants Sour on Lollipop Meters: Shopkeepers along Brooklyn’s Myrtle Avenue want the old-school “lollipop meters” to be replaced with Muni Meters so more vehicles can fit on the strip. [...]