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Drivers get a break as parking tickets decline

By Peter Schworm and Matt Carroll

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 11, 2012

For the legions of exasperated drivers who have come up a quarter short, run a couple of minutes late, or gone a bumper too far, here’s one for your side. The number of parking tickets issued in Boston has dropped nearly 13 percent over the past three years, according to a Globe review of records. Factors in the decline include fewer parking officers, an increased use of public transportation and new card-friendly meters that have made it easier for drivers to pay.

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