On: Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $0.35 per session)

Am I the only one that find it incredibly annoying to input a license plate number, full credit card number, expiration, etc into some random third party site you’ll never use again to give a city a few bucks to park for half an hour? It is so obnoxious. This isn’t even considering the major privacy issue. I absolutely refuse to use the ones that require a phone number that requires you to receive a text for 2FA. Not going to happen. I’ll risk the ticket.

Transit, biking, walking, ride sharing, carpooling, taxis, and other methods exist to get you places.

Often times these are faster than driving, when you consider the time it takes to find a spot park and pay for parking.