EZ PARK Debit Cards

For use at any city parking meter or hourly spaces at three Cherry Street garages.

In 2004, meters on designated streets were modified to allow the use of specially made parking meter debit cards. (At the EZ Park meters, coins are optional.) By March 1, 2005, all parking meters were converted to accept the EZ Park Debit Card.This completed meter conversion, was in cooperation with The District. EZ Park Debit Cards can now be used at all City of Columbia parking meters including on-street Campus meters and in the three Cherry Street garages, Sixth and Cherry, Eighth and Cherry, and Tenth and Cherry. The three garages are equipped with "Legend" multi-space machines and accept coins, bills or the EZ Park Debit Cards. The garage machines can also recharge the EZ Park Debit Card.

Please look for meters with the blue EZ PARK symbol displayed. The debit cards are sold as EZ Park cards. There are now nine locations where EZ Park cards can be purchased or have more value added to the reusable cards. The EZ Park Dispensers and "Legend" multi-space machines will accept $1, $5, $10, or $20 bills. Purchases are limited to a maximum of $99 per card. You may also purchase the cards in person at the Daniel Boone Building, 701 East Broadway, third floor. All patrons should be aware that credit cards cannot be accepted at any location.

Machine Locations to purchase or add value to a EZ Park Debit Card:

1. Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway, First Floor Cashiers Office
2. Boone County Government Center, 801 E. Walnut
3. Turner Garage/Parking & Transportation office on MU Campus
4. Add value only at five machines in the 6th & Cherry, 8th & Cherry and 10th & Cherry Street Garages

Another location is expected to be added with the renovation of the Howard Building located at Sixth and Broadway. It will be near the Violations Bureau.

Cash Card Instructions

• Cash cards can be programmed up to $99.00.
• Cash cards can be programmed an unlimited amount of times.
• Cash cards must be paid for in full at the time of purchase.
• NO REFUNDS will be made on unused time on the cash cards.
• Cash cards can only be used at City parking meters that have the “EZ Park” symbol.
• How to use the cash cards:

1. Insert the card into the parking meter.
2. Once the card is inserted, the parking meter will tell you how much money ($) is remaining on your card. It will then start adding time to the meter, up to the maximum amount of time allowable on that meter.
3. Pull the card out of the parking meter when the meter has reached the amount of time that you wish to park there. The meter will then start clicking and the color wheel will turn green and time will start decreasing on the meter.
4. If there is time remaining on the parking meter when you are ready to leave, insert the card back into the parking meter and the meter will tell you how much money ($) is remaining on your card. The meter will then read “ref”, which means that the time remaining on the meter is being refunded to your card. Once this has occurred, the meter will then show the additional money ($) applied back to your card. Then pull the card out of the meter. The meter will then start clicking and the color wheel will turn red and will show that the meter is expired.
5. Caution: Parking garage machines will not refund unused time back to the EZ Park Debit Card. Patrons should only purchase the amount of time that will be used during their stay. The Parking Utility is pursuing the addition of the feature from the manufacturer and apologizes for the inconvenience, but thank you for your patronage and patience.
6. If you need to add additional time to the parking meter, insert the card back into the parking meter. NOTE - The remaining time on that meter, if any, will be applied back onto your card before you can add additional time. Pull the card out of the parking meter and re-insert the card into the meter. The parking meter will start adding additional time up to the maximum amount of time allowed on the meter. Parking garage machines operate on transaction numbers to add time. Please take a look at operating instructions for the "Legend" machines to discover some of the newest technology offered in parking.

• If cash cards are lost or stolen we cannot prevent the time that is remaining on the card from being used.
• If you experience problems with a parking meter, please contact the City Violations office at Ph# 874-7230.
• If you have questions about a parking ticket you have received, please contact the City Prosecutor’s office at Ph# 874-6384.