City offering new downtown parking payment method

Jan 31, 2022 | 2:36 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The City of Lethbridge is making it easier for businesses in the Downtown area to pay for their customer’s parking.

Businesses can access a new and convenient option to pay for their customers’ parking without having to use the app or leave their desk, workstation or appointment.

With the new “Business Add Time to Plate” program, businesses can create an account with the City of Lethbridge and have parking time loaded into their account. Then the business can distribute those minutes to cover the costs of parking for their customers.

“By providing another user-friendly option in addition to coins, credit cards, parking cards, and the WayToPark app, the goal is to make paying for parking as simple as possible,” the release reads.

Parking Coordinator Phillip Berg says the program can benefit anyone coming to the downtown area.

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“We already have a multitude of payment options that are available and we just want to continue to make your parking in the downtown as simple and as easy as possible.”

The service is aimed at businesses that want to pay for their customers’ parking minutes.

The payment process for the “Business Add Time to Plate” will happen in real-time so when the business pays for the customer’s parking, that information is immediately sent to the enforcement officers to prevent a violation from being issued.

A City representative will set up an appointment and come to them to assist with account creation and payment collection for anyone interested in the service.

by Connor Gunn