Carrying change to park downtown can be a hassle. But now you can carry the Park-Card!

With the Park-Card you will not only be able to secure your time at a parking meter in downtown Kansas City, but you also will be able to get credit back.

Purchase your card from the City on the first floor of City Hall, 414 E. 12th St. Cards are sold in $10, $20 and $30 credits and can be used alone or with U.S. coins in any of the City's 2,000 meters. There is an initial $5 deposit for the card.

How to use the card:

• Insert the card into the meter for your vehicle
• Watch as your credit is flashed four times to shows how much is on the card
• After the fourth flash, time will be added to the meter; credit will be removed from your card in 25 cent increments
• Remove your card when you have enough time on the meter or when the meter has reached its maximum time.

When you return to your car, put unused credit back on your card. Follow these steps:

• Insert your Park-Card into your meter
• Watch as it credits excess time* back to your card
• Remove your card.

We hope you will take advantage of this convenient and time-saving option when parking downtown.

*Excess time is credited in full increments. Any lime left on the meter not equaling a full credit will not be refunded. The Park-Card is designed to work exclusively with the POM Electronic Meters.