How many parking meters are there?
Since parking meters have been around for more than 60 years, a hard estimate is difficult to make. It appears, however, that at least four million–and perhaps as many as five million–parking meters are on the streets of virtually every mid-size to large city and thousands of institutions as well. A significant meter market in recent years is made up of cities throughout Asia, South America, Central America, the Mideast, and the Pacific Rim.
