ROYAL OAK — The repainting of the dreaded back-in parking spaces on Washington Avenue began Oct. 6 to convert them into a more convenient pull-in space.

Parking in Royal Oak has been a hassle for many years, according to City Commissioner Brandon Kolo, who said the change to pull-in parking is just the beginning of a more accessible downtown.

“For the last several years we had a provider who did not live up to their promises and their expectations of the system. So, the commission took action to get out of a bad contract, we got out of it over 18 months early, and now we are deploying the new system,” Kolo said. “Back-in parking was an unfortunate consequence of the old system.”

The city of Royal Oak decided to transition from Municipal Parking Services to Flowbird, the new parking syst

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