San José has postponed its plan to double parking meter rates and extend paid hours in the heart of downtown, after small business owners and service workers said the city never consulted them.
The council voted unanimously on Tuesday to defer the proposal until August, giving the city time to do community outreach that several officials acknowledged should have happened months ago.
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The plan would raise the hourly meter rate from $2 to $4 for roughly 900 parking spaces located within two blocks of a city parking garage, and extend paid parking hours in the urban core from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at about 1,600 parking spaces. According to a city memo, the changes were expected to generate roughly $1.2 million in annual revenue, plus an estimated $70,000 in additional citation revenue.
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