EUGENE, Ore. – Changes to paid parking in downtown Eugene might require some planning to avoid potential inconveniences.
The City of Eugene recently removed coin vault doors from parking meters following a series of vandalism incidents. Vandals were breaking into meters to steal coins, prompting the city to accept only card payments at this time.
“In 2024-2025, we had almost every downtown meter was vandalized,” said Jeff Petry with the City of the Eugene. “People were digging in the meters to get the coins. So we are temporarily removing that as we think about our next plan for installing meters, because coins are important for our downtown customers.”…