Mayor Keith Wilson on Wednesday ditched his directive that extended paid parking hours in certain parts of the city to 10 pm, a move he made this summer that angered both residents and members of the Portland City Council.

Certain parts of the central city saw paid parking hours extend from 7 pm to 10 pm this fall, a move Wilson said would increase revenue for the city’s Portland Bureau of Transportation. The extension of hours coincided with an increase in hourly parking fees, a move approved by the council during this summer’s budget process.

While the council voted to increase fees to help close the transportation bureau’s budget gap, the council had no say in Wilson’s decision to extend the paid parking hours by three hours. Councilors voiced their displeasure in September, saying it

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