Current parking stations on East Third Street near City Hall will be changed beginning in 2026 in favor of pay stations from Flowbird and the ParkMobile app.

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission approved a new metered parking system in a unanimous vote July 14. Flowbird, the new system, will be installed within the next six months.

The new system will include 150 solar-powered pay stations from Flowbird, and the mobile payment application ParkMobile. The cost of this project is approximately $888,672, and the city had budgeted $1 million for it.

The pay stations will be installed throughout both on-street and off-street parking locations that will be chosen by city staff.

According to the agenda packet, each pay station has an annual service fee of $696

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