Little-known fact: St. Paul’s downtown parking meters are, on the whole, pricier than those in Minneapolis — a gap that’s expected to widen even more next year. And while the city’s revenue stream is skyrocketing — with net meter revenues estimated to double this year alone — some retail business owners say it’s not much of a welcome mat. Flannery Delaney gets a receipt after paying for a parking meter on Wabasha St. in downtown St. Paul on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri) “They always talk about make a welcoming environment for retail downtown, and doing stuff like this does not make that the case,” said Matt Keliher, manager of Subtext Books, one of...
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