ACS: Parking, FSSA & Concerns
Posted by Kirsten Eamon-Shine in Neighborhoods on Aug 26th, 2010 | 2 comments
NUVO’s Austin Considine* wrote an interesting article regarding the Mayor’s pick for the proposed parking system – Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS). In addition to concerns related to ACS’s ties to Republican leadership in the state and a few privacy blunders, one sticky past project of ACS is causing concern among critics. Given the long-term nature of this contract, it’s a good time to consider the Mayor’s choice with care and seriousness.
Remember when the Indiana government contracted with IBM and ACS to privatize aspects of the Family and Social Services...
Parking Proposals & Multi-Space Meter Dreams
Posted by Kirsten Eamon-Shine in Neighborhoods on Aug 5th, 2010 | 9 comments
As you may have read, the hourly rate for parking in downtown Indianapolis and Broad Ripple might change after the city finalizes new management contracts. The current rate – a whopping 75-cent hourly rate – may be raised to $1.00 or $1.50 per hour. Some ballyhoo has ensued in talk-back comments or maybe even in your Facebook stream. But this rate increase is only a small piece of the city’s larger plan to cut costs in the management of city-owned parking and to create one central bidding system for vendors who are interested in doing that management.
Why a new process now? Mayor...
