When the Village of Oak Park reopened the Marion St. Mall to traffic and parking in November of 2007, they figured that it would be an excellent opportunity to put pay by space parking to the test. Although they have had a few pay stations operating at other locations in the Village, none are in areas with the large volume of use that the mall presents.
The Cale pay by space terminal performed as they had hoped. So in response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback they received, the Village of Oak Park invested in two more units.
These pay stations were installed in the same business district in October of 2008 and are performing just as well. An added benefit has been the credit card payment feature.
It's been an enormous help in coping with the "consequences" of a recent rate increase that single space meters would not. The Village has recently approved the purchase of an additional 11 pay stations that will be delivered in the spring of 2009.