Altoona Parking Authority must spend $70,000 by end of year
The Altoona Parking Authority must spend $70,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) on parking technology before an end-of-the-year deadline for spending that money. The authority is planning to buy a kiosk for the exit gate of the parking garage, license plate readers for both the entrance and exit and possibly payment kiosks and meters for 11th and 12th avenues — along with software to run that hardware, to enable smart phones to read license plates on the streets and in the lots and to handle permitting, ticketing, validation and fine payments. The city allocated the ARPA ...