Three hour parking

[somjournal.livejournal.com]

You can now park for three hours at lots in Davis Square. Weigh in on the change on our blog.

Comments

[watchamacallit.livejournal.com]

This change does not effect street meters, which stop charging for parking at 6 p.m. Metered spots are free after 8 p.m.

Holy crap is that a confusing sentence.

So the lots require coins until 8pm and you can park for 3 hours but meters are free after 6pm and you can only park for 2 hrs? I wish the city would just stop changing the rules already.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the sentences you quoted are meant to convey that meters in parking lots operate differently from meters on the streets. Street meters are still limited to 2 hours, and free after 6pm; meters in lots are newly limited to 3 hours and free after 8pm.

I agree that it's confusing. I also feel that it could have been made slightly less confusing if it had been phrased better. And "effect" is just plain wrong.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Heh, you beat me to it!