Melrose Brings PayByPhone Contactless Parking to the City’s Three MBTA Lots

Residents and visitors of the City of Melrose will have the ability to use PayByPhone when parking in the City’s three MBTA parking lots. PayByPhone, the leading global provider of mobile parking payment solutions, will expand its services to the Melrose Highlands Ave, Melrose Cedar Park, and Wyoming Hill train station lots beginning March 7, 2022. PayByPhone had originally planned to launch its services in these select parking lots on March 28, but has since bumped up the launch date.

The City of Melrose has not increased parking fees, nor expanded paid parking in the city. The PayByPhone service is intended to be a more convenient way to pay parking fees only at these select Melrose lots.

“We’re thrilled to bring a safe and easy-to-use parking payment option to our City’s MBTA parking lots,” said Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur. “PaybyPhone has been a tremendous partner in our effort to simplify and enhance the MBTA parking experience for our community. Our hope is that the use of this application is effortless, so people can focus on enjoying all that our City has to offer.”

PayByPhone is a hassle-free solution for over 35 million registered drivers, allowing them to pay for parking with just their smartphone. The app sends text messages automatically when a parking session expires, giving drivers the ability to extend their parking session without needing to return to their vehicle. Drivers can also begin a session without registering for an account, making it ideal for those who are pressed for time.

Commuters can learn how to use the app by visiting www.paybyphone.com/how-it-works/parking or by watching a PayByPhone tutorial on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7xWxX3C1P0. For more information, visit paybyphone.com.

About PayByPhone

PayByPhone is one of the fastest growing mobile payment companies in the world, processing over 125 million transactions annually, totaling more than $550 million USD in payments. Through the company's mobile web, smartphone and smartwatch applications, PayByPhone helps millions of consumers easily and securely pay for parking without the hassles of waiting in line, having to carry change or risking costly fines. A subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, PayByPhone is leading the way in the creation of the mobile future