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Finding Parking in Redwood City, California |
Too much business is not always a good thing, especially when it comes to parking. Recent studies have shown that if all the curbside parking spaces are full, business suffers. Redwood City has plenty of parking spaces, but the prime, on-street areas were chronically congested. Downtown Broadway developed a reputation – “there’s no place to park” – even though within a few blocks there were always plenty of spaces in parking lots and garages. Urban planning studies showed that setting parking meter prices higher in premium locations at peak times encourages some shoppers to park further away, leaving 15 percent of spaces open at any given moment and maximizing storefront activity. But how could the city implement free-
market parking, with dynamically adjustable meters that enable different rates depending on day and time? |
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LUKE - A Case Study |
| For cities and towns, it seems the only people who approve
of pay public parking are the financial staff and the elected
officials who see the significant benefit of cash inflows.
Businesses such as restaurants often view parking fees
simply as an annoyance for their customers or a roadblock
hindering their business success. For its part, the parking
public is none too happy having to cater to the almighty
parking system: fumbling with coins, running back in the
rain to add more time, etc. For a great majority, pay parking
equals stress. |
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Making Pay Parking Work - White Rock’s wireless
pay-by-space system |
| Picturesque White Rock in British Columbia has long been
a favourite spring, summer and fall “rubber-wheel” destination
for visitors from nearby Vancouver and Washington State.
The seaside resort of 19,000 is no stranger to parking
issues. Eight kilometres of beautiful sandy beachfront
and high-quality restaurants are a magnet for thousands
of visitors and their cars on sunny days throughout the
year. |
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UCSB is using 21st Century Technology to Boost Parking
Service and Revenue |
| What started out as a routine overhaul of the parking
systems at the University of California, Santa Barbara
has ended up becoming a showcase for many of the leading
off-street parking technology innovations perfected over
the past 10 years. It is an example that demonstrates cutting-edge
features, such as advanced wireless 802.11 networking for
pay stations and pay-by-cell phone options, and environmentally
friendly, solar-powered functionality. |
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The Importance of Selecting the Right Parking Technology
- Expert Parking |
| Dealing with large volumes of coins, bills and credit
card data on a daily basis makes the business of parking
lot management one of the most cash- and labor-intensive
in North America. As in other labor-intensive operations,
cutting operating costs and reducing the amount of unnecessary
fieldwork is central to boosting profitability and competing
successfully for new business. |
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Communicating Your New Payment System to the Public
- Saskatchewan Parks Recommendations |
| Before you consider what type of pay stations to purchase,
you really need to do a thorough analysis of the requirements
of your business, to help you determine what benefits automation
will bring and what pains it might relieve. Understanding
your customers and their expectations is critical in the
setup phase, so that you choose both the best solution
and the optimum equipment to deliver your service. |
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The Parking Fix - Free-market economists are overhauling a frustration of American life |
| Redwood City, in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley,
faced a vexing problem last year. During the busy lunch
hour, downtown was grid locked, with cars orbiting the
block in search of one of the few prime parking spots,
while just a half block away, a four-level garage was
never full. So the city is trying something new: Installing meters
that charge more for the best spots. |
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For Charlotte, P by S is 'Fashion Forward' |
| Clunky old parking meters? Puh-lease! That look is so 1990's. This fall the Charlotte Department of Transportation's Park It! office is unveiling a sleek new look on several of its Center City streets. New parking pay stations will replace individual coin parking meters at three uptown locations... |
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The Parker - White Rock Case Study |
| Businesses, tourists, residents and city revenues: How a new pay-by-space system is helping the City of White Rock make parking work for everyone. |
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