If the parking meters are going to be reinstalled, at least allow one to pay for 3  hours of parking at one time so one can attend a movie at the Broadway Metro without having to worry about getting a ticket.  Don't mention the "Free" parking garages downtown, they  don't feel safe; as a single female, I'm tired of being confronted by the inconsiderate, rude, obnoxious panhandling people populating the stairwells of the garages when I have to use them.