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  2. Parking meter - Wikipedia

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    An in-vehicle parking meter is a handheld electronic device, the size of a pocket calculator, that drivers display in their car windows as a parking permit or as proof of parking payment. [36] Implementation of IVPM began in the late 1980s in Arlington, VA , [ 37 ] and is spreading to campuses and municipalities worldwide as a centralized ...

  3. Ticket (admission) - Wikipedia

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    Members of the public can buy a ticket at a ticket window or counter, called a box office in the entertainment industry (this term is also used for the total receipts), or in some cases online [1] or by telephone. [2] [3] The ticket check may also be located at the box office

  4. Ticket - Wikipedia

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    Lottery ticket; Parking ticket, a ticket confirming that the parking fee was paid (and the time of the parking start) Toll ticket, a slip of paper used to indicate where vehicles entered a toll road to charge based on an established rate when they exit; Traffic ticket, a notice issued by a law enforcement official accusing violation of traffic laws

  5. Traffic Violations Bureau - Wikipedia

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    Effective April 1, 2013, the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency began adjudicating parking summonses, red light camera citations and moving violations in the five western towns of Suffolk County. [10] Effective July 1, 2015, the Buffalo TVB closed. [11] Effective April 21, 2018 the Rochester TVB closed. [12]

  6. Parking lot - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of example parking lot layout with angle parking as seen from above A parking lot in Manhattan, New York City, in 2010, with its capacity increased through multiple level stacked parking using mechanical lifts A subterranean parking lot of a Brazilian shopping mall taken in 2016 A sign at the entrance to an underground parking garage in March 2007, warning drivers of the maximum height ...

  7. California State Lottery - Wikipedia

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    Pair of the California Lottery's original tickets, purchased October 3, 1985, that are unscratched. The California State Lottery began in October 1985 after voters authorized it in Proposition 37, the California State Lottery Act of 1984. [1] It offers a range of games including number draws, scratchcards and a mock horse race. The earnings ...

  8. Greyhound Lines - Wikipedia

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    An Eastern Greyhound Lines coach depicted at a stop in Conneaut, Ohio, c. 1930 Cast iron model "Northland Transportation Co." passenger bus, c. 1930. In 1914, Eric Wickman, a 27-year-old Swedish immigrant, was laid off from his job as a drill operator at a mine in Alice, Minnesota.

  9. Alternate-side parking - Wikipedia

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    From the beginning, the New York City alternate-side parking law was "assailed" by opponents as actually impeding the efficient flow of traffic. [4] The system was created by either Paul Rogers Screvane, while a sanitation commissioner in Queens, New York, [5] or Isidore Cohen, [6] a Sanitation Department employee who later rose to Manhattan borough superintendent.