Kiosk Added to LumberYard Parking Garage

The two-level public parking garage at Atlantic Avenue and Powell Lane, which is connected to the LumberYard Condominiums complex, now has a kiosk station on its second level.

According to borough officials, the garage's first floor—which sits at street-level—will soon have its own kiosk station. 

In the meantime, only the lot's above-ground portion requires that parkers pay using a kiosk machine. 

The second-level lot installed a single kiosk station about two weeks ago, said borough officials. 

But paying to park on the garage's second-level is a bit different from paying to park on Haddon Avenue. Kiosks along Haddon Avenue require users to print out, and display, payment receipts on the dashboard of their vehicles. 

But level two of the LumberYard garage designates each parking space, numbering them one through 140. These spaces are split between both levels. When parkers pay at the kiosk station, they must enter the number of their respective parking spot. And although the machine spits out a receipt—identical to those generated by Haddon Avenue kiosks—parkers need not display it on their dash.

"There are placards at each parking space," Collingswood Police Lt. Glenn A. Prince. "You punch your spot number at the kiosk. You can opt whether to take your receipt, but you don't need it."

When parking officials drive through the lot and issue tickets, said Prince, they look up individual parking space numbers electronically. In this fashion, parking officials are able to tell how much time is left on each of the 140 spaces.

If your time has run out, expect a ticket. 

Those using level two of the garage have a maximum time limit of eight hours for parking.

Signage in the garage states parking is available for public use every Monday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. For the first three hours in the eight-hour limit, it costs 25¢ per half hour to park. A cost of 15¢ per half hour applies for the next five hours.

The garage kiosk station accepts cash and credit cards. Coins accepted include nickels, dimes and quarters. Only $1 bills are accepted in paper money.

Parkers should note that the machine does not dispense change.

Despite any restrictions, with the borough's summer event schedule in full-swing, 140 additional garage spaces make enjoying Collingswood more convenient than before.