Smart Meters Come to Downtown Jacksonville

[thelakelander]

^I guess they did not like them?  Too advanced maybe?  Looks like we may need to brush out the quarters.

[reednavy]

You've got to be joking.

[Steve]

^I have a question into the head of parking for the city.  I know the frankenstein meters were part of a pilot.  They may have only had the equipment for a certain period before the vendor wanted it back.

I will say, government procurement is not the easiest thing in the world.

[tufsu1]

It was stated as a 3-month trial....guess they didn't work out so well

[mtraininjax]

effing ridonkulous

The only thing rediculous is NOT discussing something just because you think its "ridonkulous".

[mtraininjax]

It would appear the COJ Parking Enforcement office found the smart meters to be

effing ridonkulous

[mtraininjax]

The parking divisions phone has been busy for a solid hour

They knew you would be calling asking obvious questions. Perhaps a visit to them at 224 E. Forsyth would be more appropriate?

[fsujax]

you have got to be kidding me? I really likes the meters that accepted credit cards. It made it so much easier to park Downtown. This really makes want to say....wtf?

[thelakelander]

Too bad they did not take advantage of our original push with Suzanne Jenkins to fund digital meters when she was on the council.  The funding was there and could have paid for several meters years ago.

[fsujax]

thats good to hear. thanks for the update.

[mtraininjax]

demand that the technology be installed

How long have the bus shelters languished, all over some boobs on the side of a bus stop? I'm sure my council person will get right on adding the smart meters, right after his normal 8-5 nap he takes with regard to all city issues.

Demand that technology be installed? This is the same city that ONLY HAS WI-FI installed in libraries and patrol cars. No CITY department has WI-FI so why would we ever expect that ITD could/would install something so unknown to itself?

This is the same City ITD department that saw its website go down last Friday (www.coj.net) for hours during the middle of the day for "maintenance". The appearance of wrongdoing with Lauer was never good, but at least he was progressive in his thinking. The stories we could tell about ITD....UGH!

[NthDegree]

What?!   Aw, come on! Don't we all think that this city is trying to do so?

Sometime I feel like the city is "trying" like the kid that got off the short bus is trying to win a sprint against world class athletes.

Seriously - St. Augustine has them now.  How hard was this, really?  I guarantee revenue collection will rise significantly with these meters.

You are right, revenues are up and they are significant. 

[jbroadglide]

mtrain, I don't know if you work for the city or are just repeating what you hear but you need to check your facts a little better. The entire Godbold Building is wi-fi. Part of the St James is wi-fi and the Ed Ball building, which houses ITD, by the way, is also wi-fi..somebody has been feeding you soem bad info.

[mtraininjax]

JB - Show me on the City site where this is listed? Not saying you don't have your facts straight, but nothing is listed on the City site or ITD's site about Wi-Fi access.

I will tell you that none of the city's Community Centers or Senior Centers are wired for Wi-Fi, except the Balis which is connected to a library in San Marco.

[jbroadglide]

I don't know that it is listed on the city site. I just know that those locations I mentioned are wi-fi. Not the entire St James, just the ground floor...