{"id":39088,"date":"2025-11-20T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39088\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:09:08","slug":"lower-merion-township-considers-first-parking-meter-rate-hike-in-26-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39088\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower Merion Township considers first parking meter rate hike in 26 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/D4DFEF1F72DAA0A6FD1A2B0548D524A0.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Merion parking fees set to rise\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-7a5d4fdb=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/video\/1743780\" data-v-7a5d4fdb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lower Merion parking fees set to rise<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-7a5d4fdb=\"\">Lower Merion Township is considering raising its parking meter fees from 50 cents to $1, with some areas seeing a jump to $1.50 per hour. Here&#8217;s what we know.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">LOWER MERION TWP., Pa. &#8211; Residents of Lower Merion Township may soon feel a pinch in their wallets as parking meter fees are set to rise for the first time in over two decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Commissioners in Lower Merion Township are discussing a proposed ordinance that would double parking meter fees from 50 cents to $1 in most areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">In specific locations like Rittenhouse Place, Cricket Avenue, Cricket Terrace, and township-owned lots, the cost could rise to $1.50 per hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The increase is expected to generate nearly $1 million, which officials hope will boost local businesses and support meter maintenance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Some residents are concerned about the impact of rising costs on their daily lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;The price of living is going up and people are really afraid about the economy and the way the world is going,&#8221; said Wendy Greenfield, who lives nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Community reactions\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">While some residents understand the need for the increase, others find it disappointing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;It\u2019s fine for me. You think it\u2019s for the best? Honestly, yes. It\u2019s expensive but I understand,&#8221; said Luis Cantero, who lives nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">However, another resident expressed frustration, saying, &#8220;There\u2019s not that many places to park anywhere you can park it\u2019s so expensive.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The proposed fee hike aims to create more customer turnover along busy township corridors, benefiting local businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">However, some residents remain skeptical about the overall benefits, questioning whether the funds will be used for projects like building a train station or more apartments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">It remains unclear when the vote on the proposed ordinance will take place and how soon the changes might be implemented if approved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information from Lower Merion Township officials and local residents.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/pa\/montgomery-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montgomery County<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lower Merion parking fees set to rise Lower Merion Township is considering raising its parking meter fees from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[183,185,184,186,200,139,539,593],"class_list":["post-39088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion-headlines","tag-lower-merion-news","tag-lower-merion-township","tag-montgomery-county","tag-news","tag-pa","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}