Baltimore City Debuts Parking Meters For Drivers With Disabilities

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Baltimore City Officials are launching 200 special metered spaces reserved for disabled drivers.

Pete Little, executive director of the Parking Authority of Baltimore City, says the measure, called Project SPACE, is designed to stop the theft of handicapped parking placards.

The city says around 1,800 handicapped parking placards were stolen last year. The people who then park for free all day long, denying disabled drivers the opportunity to find free parking.

With Project Space, the city is reserving 200 metered parking spaces for the disabled, allowing them to park for up to four hours. Eliminating free parking takes away the incentive for thieves seeking to steal placards.