![["All of Charlottetown's parking meters are now smartcard compatible. Each has been outfitted with these numbered yellow stickers."]](https://saltwire.imgix.net/parking-meters-2743048.png?cs=srgb&fit=crop&h=568&w=847&dpr=1&auto=compress%2Cenhance%2Cformat)
The City of Charlottetown has generated close to $730,000 so far this year from those who park in the downtown.
According to the city’s monthly financial statement in June, parking meters have generated $442,500 so far in 2018 while parking garages have pulled in $287,154.
According to the city’s 15-month budget brought down earlier this year, the municipality expects to generate $1,162,500 with the meters through March of 2019 while the garages are budgeted to make $868,750.
By comparison, the city pulled in $356,436 at the parking meters by this time last year and $268,048 at the garages.
