Parking and curbside management might not top your list when imagining ways to transform our communities, but they’re the unsung heroes of urban improvement. These everyday systems are powerful tools for fostering convenience, cutting frustration, and even supercharging local economies. Recently, Tobias Marx, Parking Services Division Manager for the City of Bend, and Sonny Samra, Chief Revenue Officer at Cleverciti, discussed groundbreaking ideas in parking and curbside management. Their forward-thinking insights are paving the way for a future where urban mobility is smarter, greener, and simply better.
Making Parking Simple, Fast, and Stress-Free
The dream of "parking happiness" is no longer just wishful thinking—it's becoming a reality. Tobias and Sonny envision parking systems that are seamless, intuitive, and transformative. Imagine pulling into a busy downtown area, and instead of circling endlessly, your digital parking guidance system leads you directly to an open space. This is more than convenience—it’s about reducing congestion, lowering emissions, and giving people back precious time. With innovative technologies, municipalities are creating a brighter, greener urban future, one parking space at a time.
Why it matters: Less traffic circling means safer streets and reduced emissions; time saved searching for parking can equate to more time to enjoy small businesses and drive economic mobility.
Fair Enforcement: Turning Frustration Into Satisfaction
Let’s face it: nobody likes receiving a parking citation. But what if enforcement could feel fair, even helpful? With real-time detection systems, enforcement officers can exercise discretion, ensuring only necessary citations are issued. Outdated practices like chalking tires or following standard enforcement routes are being replaced with highly efficient real-time, integrated enforcement systems. This isn’t just a win for parking officers and parkers—it’s a game-changer for businesses too. When parking feels fair, stress melts away, and the entire community benefits.
Why it matters: Parking compliance with easy-to-understand rules leads to parker and customer satisfaction.
Parking: A Hidden Economic Engine
Did you know that a single parking space can contribute an astonishing $219,000 annually to the local economy? This jaw-dropping figure highlights why efficient parking isn’t just a convenience—it’s an economic necessity. When customers can easily find parking, they’re more likely to frequent local businesses, boosting foot traffic and revenue. Effective parking management is a rising tide that lifts all boats, driving economic growth while making city centers vibrant and accessible.
Why it matters: The average car visiting a small or mid-sized city's downtown business center arrives with two and a half people, each spending an average of $50. Turnover is key to increasing sales for small businesses.
Addressing Business Owners’ Concerns With Innovation
Business owners often see parking and enforcement as sources of frustration, but technology is changing the conversation. By implementing integrated solutions—like digital dynamic signage to share parking information—cities can reduce confusion, ease enforcement tensions, and encourage collaboration. Parking systems that educate and inform build bridges instead of barriers. These proactive approaches create opportunities for community engagement and ensure parking enforcement becomes a tool for progress rather than a point of contention.
Why it matters: Small businesses, their owners, and employees are the #1 influences affecting public parking options.
Building Trust Through Clear Communication
Trust is the foundation of any successful parking system. Open communication with businesses and communities is essential to clear up misconceptions and build understanding. Why are these parking rules in place? How do they benefit everyone? Digital solutions, from real-time updates to automated reminders, help parkers stay informed and compliant. When people understand the “why,” they’re more likely to embrace the system—and that means happier parkers and thriving businesses.
Why it matters: In a time where social media and other sources can fill in gaps with misinformation, clear communication prevents unnecessary confusion and distrust.
A Hopeful Vision for Parking and Mobility
The future of parking is electric—literally and figuratively. From reducing congestion and emissions to creating equitable enforcement systems and boosting local economies, parking management is poised to become a cornerstone of urban innovation. Technologies like real-time curbside detection, dynamic digital wayfinding, and integrated guided enforcement are transforming how we move through our cities, turning parking into a seamless (and even enjoyable) experience.
The best part? These changes aren’t just dreams—they’re happening now. Tobias and Sonny’s vision of “parking happiness” is a call to action for cities, businesses, and communities to embrace bold, forward-thinking strategies. Together, we can create urban spaces that are fairer, greener, and more efficient than ever.
So, buckle up. The road ahead is exciting, and the journey to revolutionizing parking has only just begun! 🚗✨
For more information about Cleverciti and its range of parking solutions, reach out to info@cleverciti.com
As one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, the City of Bend, Oregon has continuously proven to push boundaries in curb management through innovation. See how the City is partnering with Passport and Cleverciti to improve its enforcement strategy, one that is precise, better connected, and enhances both the parking and operator experiences.
Establishing a foundation for the future
In early 2020, the City of Bend adopted an “Innovation Strategic Plan” that included more than 70 specific projects aimed at improving service delivery and meeting the evolving needs and expectations of the community. That same year, under the leadership of Tobias Marx, the City partnered with Passport to centralize paid parking, digital permits, enforcement and payments into its parking compliance platform.
The City of Bend’s long-term vision was to leverage the full suite of solutions under Passport’s compliance platform to optimize and innovate along with Passport’s partners, laying the groundwork to achieve holistic curb management.
“We invested in a system that we wanted and has done really well for us, and now that becomes the foundation for everything that we do in the future,” said Marx.
Joint value with Passport and Cleverciti
Cleverciti Sensors monitor the entire curb and use digital signage to guide drivers to available parking spaces, thereby reducing congestion and increasing parking revenues by optimally filling the available parking. Identified violations appear in real-time in the Passport enforcement handheld used by officers on the ground. With full knowledge of all violations, the officers are efficiently guided to the nearest or most important violation.
How it works: Parking space and occupancy data are collected through Cleverciti Sensor technology and fed into Passport’s platform. The sensors, fully compliant with privacy regulations, can cover up to 100 parking spaces and can easily be installed on existing infrastructure such as lampposts, buildings, or masts.
Since implementing the sensor technology, Marx has seen an average monthly increase of transient parking revenue of 10.59%, and has issued an average of 27.37% less citations per month, likely due to an increase in payment compliance. Additionally, parking guidance systems and improved signage have helped parkers identify available parking spaces faster and more efficiently.
The improvement in both parking revenue and payment compliance experienced in Bend are in line with other Cleverciti client experiences. For example, a large city recently realized a 15% increase in payment compliance and an 8% increase in total occupancy after deploying occupancy detection and digital parking guidance signage.
Continuing the roadmap
The partnership between Passport and Cleverciti creates extensive opportunities for the City of Bend to embrace a holistic strategy for addressing its curb management needs, including managing loading zones, reducing emissions, and improving parking compliance.
The integration also enables Marx and his team to access valuable data that can optimize operations and support the evolving parking and curb demands, ultimately leading to “parking happiness.”
The solutions include:
The Circ 360® transforms the parking search by providing real-time guidance to available spaces. With its unique circle design, the Cleverciti Circ 360® Ultra wraps around the existing lamppost, fitting in neatly with the streetscape and guiding visitors to the nearest parking.
The Cleverciti Sign serves as a dynamic messaging tool, offering high-resolution displays for on- and off-street parking areas. With its versatility, it provides crucial information to drivers, enhancing navigation and reducing search times. By strategically placing these signs at key locations within parking areas, Cleverciti ensures efficient traffic management and a smoother overall experience for motorists.
The CleverPortal offers real-time access to parking data, empowering operators to streamline operations and enhance revenue generation. By leveraging advanced analytics and smart parking management tools, the CleverPortal simplifies parking logistics, provides valuable data for effective policy development and decision making, improves the overall customer experience.
For more information about Cleverciti and its range of parking solutions, visit www.cleverciti.com.
Cleverciti, a leading provider of integrated parking intelligence solutions, has partnered with the City of Leavenworth, Washington for an innovative collaboration aimed at streamlining the parking experience for the city’s residents and visitors. Leavenworth has a unique combination of an active local community and a picturesque destination for millions of visitors each year.
Leavenworth, renowned for its Bavarian theme, has encountered several parking challenges due to its ongoing growth and popularity. During weekends and holidays, city streets become bustling corridors, which can make finding a place to park in and around the downtown core challenging on busy days. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted further adjustments, including the permanent closure of the City’s main thoroughfare Front Street, and the removal of several parking spaces to support a pedestrian plaza, parklets, and outdoor dining spaces.
City of Leavenworth, Washington
In response to these challenges, the City has embarked on a comprehensive initiative to transform its parking system with cutting-edge curbside technology. Recognizing the need for a forward-looking approach, Leavenworth has partnered with Cleverciti to revolutionize its parking network. Cleverciti's technology empowers Leavenworth to optimize parking operations to ensure a seamless parking experience for all.
Cleverciti's state-of-the-art AI-powered parking technology is impressive and offers an unparalleled level of curbside intelligence and sophistication. This technology aligns seamlessly with the City’s unique blend of organic growth and tourism-driven dynamics.
The City identified Cleverciti's parking technology to be an ideal solution to address its multifaceted parking occupancy and utilization concerns. Cleverciti's aerial sensors provide exceptional accuracy and intelligence. The sensors offer real-time insights into parking occupancy, turnover, and compliance which allows City staff to gain insights into current parking trends for future policy and infrastructure planning. Accurate and reliable parking data will enable Leavenworth to make better informed decisions that will enhance the parking experience for both residents and visitors alike.
“Parking is an ongoing challenge in the popular Bavarian Village of Leavenworth,” said Matthew Selby, Leavenworth City Administrator. “Improving the parking experience for our visitors, employees and residents requires accurate data to help direct the right parker to the right place. Cleverciti’s sensor technology will be key in achieving our parking management vision.”
Cleverciti CEO David Parker stated, “We are thrilled to work with the City of Leavenworth to help transform its parking scene and provide the best experiences possible for residents and visitors. This partnership feels natural, given Leavenworth’s Bavarian-inspired character and Cleverciti’s global headquarters in the Bavarian region. We have successfully implemented our solutions throughout Germany and are excited to showcase its adaptability in the Bavaria of the United States.”
This innovative initiative will support the City’s goals of strengthening its parking operations to create a well-coordinated, user-centric environment. Utilizing Cleverciti's cutting-edge technology, the City looks anticipates a parking transformation that seamlessly aligns with its unique identity while fostering a more accessible and enjoyable parking experience for all.
The future of parking in Leavenworth is making bold strides as it embraces innovative technology to meet its evolving needs.
The Cleverciti Sign serves as a dynamic messaging tool, offering high-resolution displays for on- and off-street parking areas. With its versatility, it provides crucial information to drivers, enhancing navigation and reducing search times. By strategically placing these signs at key locations within parking areas, Cleverciti ensures efficient traffic management and a smoother overall experience for motorists.
The CleverPortal offers real-time access to parking data, empowering operators to streamline operations and enhance revenue generation. By leveraging advanced analytics and smart parking management tools, the CleverPortal simplifies parking logistics, provides valuable data for effective policy development and decision making, improves the overall customer experience.
For more information about Cleverciti and our range of parking solutions, visit www.cleverciti.com.
Stadtwerke Celle launched a new city-wide parking guidance system on August 10th, using Cleverciti’s modern high-resolution LED signs and Cleverciti’s curb and parking management system. In the first phase, seven full-matrix LED signs guide drivers through the city of Celle to available parking spaces in six parking garages and lots, which have a total capacity of 2,000 parking spaces and accommodated more than 600,000 parking events last year. The signs guide drivers to the current availability of free parking spaces. Furthermore, the digital signs are dynamic and can integrate with other live sources to inform residents and tourists about various activities in the city, such as city events, construction, and traffic obstructions.
Connected parking guidance takes all the friction away from the parking experience in Celle
Real-time parking availability with Cleverciti’s dynamic digital signage
At the core is Cleverciti’s Curb Management System, which integrates parking availability data and sends relevant occupancy information to each individual sign via LTE communication. The system operates automatically according to set parameters, while Cleverciti manages the technical operations. City managers can use the CleverPortal to remotely adjust and schedule the content displayed, as well as the operating times and brightness of each sign. Additionally, all collected parking data can be comprehensively analyzed, and digitally mapped parking spaces can be blocked or restricted in the case of city events, such as farmers' markets, construction, and community events.
The Cleverciti Sign serves as a dynamic messaging tool, offering high-resolution displays for on- and off-street parking areas. With its versatility, it provides crucial information to drivers, enhancing navigation and reducing search times. By strategically placing these signs at key locations within parking areas, Cleverciti ensures efficient traffic management and a smoother overall experience for motorists.
The CleverPortal offers real-time access to parking data, empowering operators to streamline operations and enhance revenue generation. By leveraging advanced analytics and smart parking management tools, the CleverPortal simplifies parking logistics, provides valuable data for effective policy development and decision making, improves the overall customer experience.
For more information about Cleverciti and our range of parking solutions, visit www.cleverciti.com.
Sonny Samra will take the reins as Cleverciti’s new VP of North America
Cleverciti® is pleased to announce that Sonny Samra will take over as its new VP of North America. Sonny will continue the momentum of Cleverciti’s growth generated by current VP, Andrew LaMothe. LaMothe, who joined the organization three years ago, elevated Cleverciti as the frontrunner in comprehensive curb management and integrated parking intelligence solutions for both on-street and off-street operations.
Sonny joins Cleverciti as a seasoned industry leader following five years at PayByPhone, where he held increasingly senior positions in sales and corporate strategy, most recently responsible for global partnerships as Senior Director of Business Growth. In his role at Cleverciti, Sonny will be responsible for continuing to scale our footprint in North America, while helping our clients and prospective partners identify and implement comprehensive solutions to grow their revenues, optimize their parking and curb management operations, and reduce traffic congestion and emissions.
Cleverciti CEO David Parker stated, “We are excited to welcome Sonny to the team. He is a proven industry leader, with an extensive understanding of the current evolution of the parking industry and how Cleverciti solutions will be valuable at helping municipalities across the globe improve their parking and curb management operations.”
Sonny’s appointment will build on the significant momentum of Cleverciti in North America, by delivering integrated parking intelligence solutions to cities, universities, and parking operators. Cleverciti customers include LADOT; Miami Parking Authority; Toronto, Canada; Bend, Oregon; Redwood City, California; Tempe, Arizona; Pasadena, California; and Montreal, Canada. Cleverciti also has deployed in over 200 locations globally, including several significant deployments in London, the Cities of Cologne, Paderborn, and Gelsenkirchen in Germany, and the iconic Liffey Valley Shopping Center in Dublin.
As a leader in intelligent parking technologies, Cleverciti grows parking revenues while reducing traffic and emissions and creating a smooth, stress-free parking experience. The Cleverciti platform includes the CleverPortal, Cleverciti Sensor, the Cleverciti Circ, the Cleverciti Sign, Cleverciti App, and more.
The Cleverciti Team would like to thank Andrew LaMothe for all of his efforts growing our business in North America!
For more information, visitwww.cleverciti.com.
Euston Station, one of London's busiest transportation hubs, has taken a significant step toward improving the flow of traffic and ensuring passenger safety with the introduction of Cleverciti's cutting-edge parking guidance system for its taxi queue. The new system, powered by Cleverciti's Circ 360, Cleverciti Sign, and CleverPortal solutions will streamline taxi queues and minimize unnecessary waiting times, facilitating a more pleasant and convenient experience for residents, commuters, and visitors of this London community.
The integration of Cleverciti's solutions at Euston Station exemplifies a commitment to innovation and efficiency in urban transportation management. By optimizing taxi queues and minimizing congestion, Euston Station aims to enhance the overall travel experience for commuters and visitors alike.
This project includes a combination of innovative solutions designed to meet the unique needs of Euston Station taxi drivers and travelers.
The solutions include:
The Circ 360® transforms the parking search by providing real-time guidance to available spaces. With its unique circle design, the Cleverciti Circ 360® Ultra wraps around the existing lamppost, fitting in neatly with the streetscape and guiding visitors to the nearest parking.
The Cleverciti Sign serves as a dynamic messaging tool, offering high-resolution displays for on- and off-street parking areas. With its versatility, it provides crucial information to drivers, enhancing navigation and reducing search times. By strategically placing these signs at key locations within parking areas, Cleverciti ensures efficient traffic management and a smoother overall experience for motorists.
The CleverPortal offers real-time access to parking data, empowering operators to streamline operations and enhance revenue generation. By leveraging advanced analytics and smart parking management tools, the CleverPortal simplifies parking logistics, provides valuable data for effective policy development and decision making, improves the overall customer experience.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Euston Station to implement our state-of-the-art taxi guidance system," said Cleverciti CEO, David Parker. "By leveraging our innovative solutions, Euston Station is poised to improve traffic flow, enhance safety, and elevate the passenger experience."
For more information about Cleverciti and its range of parking solutions, visit www.cleverciti.com.
The availability, accessibility, and management of parking spaces in cities today not only influences commuter convenience but also significantly impacts traffic flow, urban design, and environmental sustainability. In the digital age, the emergence of real-time parking data has transformed the landscape of parking, transportation, and mobility planning, offering planners, policymakers, and commuters alike a powerful tool to navigate the complexities of urban mobility.
Understanding the Significance of Real-Time Parking Data
Traditionally, transportation planners relied on static data sets and manual surveys to understand parking dynamics. However, these methods often provided incomplete or outdated information, leading to inefficiencies in resource allocation and urban development. Real-time parking data, derived from sensors, mobile applications, and smart infrastructure, revolutionizes this paradigm by offering dynamic insights into parking occupancy, duration, and turnover rates.
Optimizing Urban Mobility
One of the most significant benefits of real-time parking data lies in its ability to optimize urban mobility. By providing accurate information about parking availability, drivers can make informed decisions about their travel routes and modes of transportation, reducing congestion, emissions, and travel time. Moreover, organizations can leverage this data to implement demand-responsive pricing strategies, incentivizing off-peak travel and reducing peak-hour congestion.
Informing Urban Planning and Development
In addition to its immediate impact on driver experiences, real-time parking data provides valuable insights for urban planning and development. By analyzing parking patterns and demand trends, city planners and community officials can make informed decisions about land use, zoning regulations, and infrastructure investments. Furthermore, integrating parking data with other urban datasets such as public transit ridership and demographic profiles enables holistic approaches to urban planning, fostering sustainable growth and vibrant communities.
Navigating the Road Ahead
As cities continue to grapple with the complexities of urbanization and mobility, real-time parking data emerges as a valuable ally in the quest for sustainable, equitable transportation systems. By harnessing the power of data-driven insights, transportation planners can unlock new possibilities for optimizing mobility, enhancing accessibility, and shaping the future of urban landscapes. However, realizing this vision requires collective action, innovative partnerships, and a commitment to prioritizing the needs of all community members.
Cleverciti works with municipalities and organizations across the globe to integrate our innovative technology solutions to help solve parking, congestion, and compliance problems by leveraging real-time occupancy and payment data. Our industry-leading AI technology facilitates real-time parking availability detection, providing organizations with parking management solutions to boost revenues, streamline operations, and maximize driver experiences. Connect with Cleverciti today to take the first step toward transforming your on- and off-street parking operations.
Cleverciti got to be a part of the action last week at Intertraffic Amsterdam. The event brought together thousands of professionals from the traffic technology and mobility sectors. We were thrilled to be a part of this fantastic gathering of some of the most innovative international business and government experts, dedicated to transforming smart mobility, infrastructure, traffic management, road safety and parking across the globe.
As we emerge from this transformative show, take a look at some of the significant insights and trends that emerged from the conference:
Integration is Key:
One notable trend was the emphasis on integrated solutions. The industry's recognition of the value in streamlining processes and data management was clear. Integration promises efficiency gains and better decision-making for cities and corporations alike, reflecting a broader shift towards leveraging innovation to enhance urban mobility and communication.
Global Collaboration:
With thousands of sessions and meetings held during the event, it's evident that there is a strong appetite for collaboration across borders. International partners, cities, and corporations showed keen interest in exploring synergies and partnerships. This indicates a growing recognition of the global nature of mobility challenges and the need for collective action to address them effectively.
Embracing Advanced Technology:
Intertraffic Amsterdam showcased a growing reliance on advanced technology solutions in urban and corporate settings. This trend reflects a broader shift towards leveraging innovation to enhance urban mobility and communication.
Thank you to the organizers, sponsors, and attendees of this amazing event, providing a platform for industry professionals to exchange ideas, showcase innovations, and forge partnerships! Cleverciti had the pleasure of connecting with our clients, peers, and colleagues from across the globe to highlight our innovative solutions that will be key in helping cities worldwide achieve the goals of smart and sustainable communities. Connect with us today to learn more about our CleverPortal parking management solution, our parking guidance solutions like the Cleverciti Sensor, Circ, and Sign, and much more!
We look forward to connecting again at Intertraffic Amsterdam in 2026!
Efficient parking solutions are crucial for supporting community needs. However, conventional approaches to parking management often overlook the potential of existing public infrastructure, such as lampposts, in optimizing parking ecosystems. These seemingly ordinary fixtures play a pivotal role in the creation of sustainable and tech-enabled parking solutions.
Lampposts serve as more than just sources of illumination; they are strategic assets embedded within the urban landscape. Integrating smart technology with lampposts can revolutionize parking management by providing real-time data on parking availability, facilitating seamless navigation for drivers, and optimizing parking space utilization.
The installation of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies like sensors onto lampposts empowers cities to gather valuable insights into parking patterns and trends. By installing sensors on lampposts, cities can monitor parking occupancy, detect violations, and implement dynamic pricing strategies, thereby maximizing revenue generation and improving traffic flow. This utilization also eliminates the need to disrupt streets and pedestrian areas by avoiding digging holes into pavement. This helps facilitate both short- and long-term utilization of parking sensors.
Another way to use existing infrastructure like lampposts is by outfitting parking dynamic digital displays or signage with QR codes. Cities can disseminate information about parking regulations, local events, and nearby amenities, enhancing the overall experience for residents and visitors alike.
Existing public infrastructure like lampposts present a valuable opportunity for cities to optimize parking ecosystems and promote sustainable urban mobility. Through innovative technologies and strategic planning, cities can transform lampposts into multifunctional assets that enhance visibility, safety, and accessibility while fostering a more efficient and eco-friendly urban environment. Embracing the potential of lampposts in parking management is not merely an illuminating idea; it's a pathway to building smarter, more resilient cities for the future.
Cleverciti works with our partners to identify opportunities to reduce civic disruptions and utilize existing infrastructure like lampposts to integrate innovative parking solutions. While legacy in-ground sensors require expensive construction efforts, Cleverciti Sensors can easily be mounted on existing infrastructure allowing for quick and low-cost deployment.
Connect with us today to learn how our solutions like the Cleverciti Sensors and others can help your operation embrace the power of your parking data.
Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Cleverciti, a global leader in intelligent parking and curb management solutions, has collaborated with the City of Gelsenkirchen to transform the parking experience for residents and visitors in the city. Through the integration of advanced sensor technology and innovative software solutions, Cleverciti aims to streamline parking navigation and reduce emissions in Gelsenkirchen's bustling district of Buer.
Spearheaded by the City’s new "Intelligent Parking System – Parking 2.0" project, as part of its Green City Plan, this initiative signifies a significant step toward congestion and air pollution control. Through this federally funded program, a cutting-edge sensor network, developed and implemented by Cleverciti, streamlines traffic caused by parking search, resulting in a significant decrease in traffic impacts and carbon emissions over time.
In its inaugural phase, the City and Cleverciti installed over 300 "overhead sensors" across Buer, monitoring approximately 2,000 parking spaces individually. This deployment marks the largest utilization of such a parking guidance system on public streets in Germany to date, providing real-time parking availability insights for nearly an entire district. Cleverciti collaborated closely with the City to realize this transformative project.
The project also included the integration of a new feature in the city’s existing mobile app called "Parking in Buer". This enhancement empowers users to quickly and easily locate available parking spaces in Buer, select, and be guided directly to the space, mitigating the need for aimless circling. Should their selected space become occupied en route, the system seamlessly reroutes them to the nearest available parking, circumventing unnecessary journeys through residential areas, saving time, and reducing congestion and emissions.
In addition, the system also integrates parking availability data from Gelsenkirchen's central parking facilities, providing users with comprehensive occupancy information for both on- and off-street locations. Further, the improved mobile app identifies designated accessible parking and electric vehicle charging stations, underscoring the City’s commitment to inclusivity and sustainability.
For City officials, the Cleverciti solutions offers unparalleled insights into public parking utilization, informing future traffic planning and policy development endeavors. Long-term observations on occupancy rates, average parking durations, and pressure in critical areas will enable data-driven decisions to enhance parking and mobility experiences well into the future.
Cleverciti SVP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, Dr. Günther Picker, stated “We are thrilled to be a part of this initiative to not only improve parking experiences for residents and visitors of Gelsenkirchen, but also taking steps to reduce traffic and emissions as part of the City’s important sustainability initiatives. This program is an important step toward creating a more sustainable, healthy, and comfortable community now and into the future.”
Cleverciti and the City of Gelsenkirchen have not only revolutionized the parking landscape in Buer, while setting a new standard for urban mobility and environmental stewardship. Through the seamless integration of cutting-edge sensor technology and user-friendly software solutions, the project has helped to alleviate parking woes, while making significant strides towards reducing emissions and congestion. Looking ahead, this partnership serves as a testament to each organization’s shared commitment to building smarter, more sustainable cities, as well as driving innovation and positive change for the benefit of all residents and visitors in Gelsenkirchen and beyond.
Over the past several years, the urban transportation environment in cities across the globe has transformed more significantly and more rapidly than any time in recent history. It has resulted in an extremely complex and diverse landscape of transit options, sparked by innovation, evolving consumer expectations, and even global events like the COVID pandemic. The concept of a multi-modal ecosystem has emerged as a beacon of innovation.
This ecosystem encompasses an extensive range of transportation options, from traditional modes like cars and public transit to newer alternatives such as bikes, scooters, and ride-sharing services. At the heart of this complex network lies a crucial element often overlooked: parking.
Parking plays a pivotal role in shaping the efficiency and accessibility of a city's transportation system. In a multi-modal ecosystem, where seamless transitions between different modes of transportation are paramount, the management of parking resources becomes a critical factor in facilitating mobility for all.
One of the key challenges in fostering a successful diverse transportation network is ensuring seamless integration and connectivity between various transportation modes. Efficient parking solutions allow travelers to transition smoothly from one mode of transportation to another along their individual journeys.
In densely populated urban areas, where space is often limited, an efficient use of parking resources is essential for maximizing the utilization of available land. However, in a multi-modal ecosystem, the focus shifts towards optimizing parking to accommodate a diverse range of transportation options. Smart parking solutions, powered by technology and data analytics, offer cities the ability to manage parking supply and demand in real-time. By leveraging tools such as occupancy monitoring, demand-based pricing, parking guidance, and more, cities can allocate parking resources more efficiently, reducing congestion and enhancing the overall urban environment.
As cities continue to embrace the principles of multi-modal transportation, the role of parking will only grow in importance. By reimagining parking as an integral component of a comprehensive transportation ecosystem, cities can realize new opportunities for mobility, connectivity, and livability.
As the multi-modal ecosystem continues to evolve, and innovative parking solutions continue to play a vital role, Cleverciti stands out as a trailblazer. Cleverciti offers comprehensive curb management and integrated parking intelligence solutions that are redefining the way cities across the globe approach parking. Cleverciti's platform enables parking managers to make informed decisions, enforcement officers to address violations efficiently, and drivers to navigate effortlessly to available parking spaces. Contact us to take the first step toward gaining the insights needed to maximize your multi-modal transportation and parking system.
Cleverciti®, a leading provider of comprehensive curb management and parking intelligence solutions, has been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract in the Curb Management category for Sourcewell. This achievement marks a significant milestone in Cleverciti's commitment to revolutionizing parking and curb management solutions across the United States.
Sourcewell is a self-sustaining government organization offering a cooperative purchasing program with more than 400 competitively solicited contracts to government, education, and nonprofit entities throughout North America. By utilizing Sourcewell contracts, participating agencies can save time and money by capturing the buying power of more than 50,000 organizations.
Cleverciti's success in securing a Sourcewell contract follows an extensive request for proposal effort. This process ensures that the contracts offered not only meet but exceed local procurement requirements.
Cleverciti is a leading provider of integrated parking intelligence solutions for on-street and off-street parking detection, monitoring, and guidance. Cleverciti's suite of solutions includes the CleverPortal, Cleverciti Sensor, Cleverciti Sign, Cleverciti Circ, and the Cleverciti App. Cleverciti’s platform brings together an extensive inventory of parking assets, real-time occupancy and payment data, and digital signage, allowing parking managers to make more informed decisions for their operations.
Cleverciti CEO David Parker stated, "We are thrilled to have been selected by Sourcewell as a vendor for Curb Management. This partnership will significantly streamline our ability to introduce our solutions to municipalities across the United States and Canada. We are excited to collaborate with Sourcewell to empower cities and organizations with our parking intelligence solutions."
Learn more about Sourcewell and its contract with Cleverciti at sourcewell-mn.gov.
Urban congestion is a pervasive challenge faced by cities worldwide. As populations grow and urbanization accelerates, the pressure on transportation systems intensifies, leading to increased traffic congestion.
One often-overlooked aspect of congestion is its connection to curb management. However, effective curb management solutions, such as those offered by Cleverciti, can play a crucial role in alleviating urban congestion and improving the overall efficiency of transportation networks.
Urban congestion is a multifaceted issue influenced by various factors, including population density, infrastructure capacity, vehicle ownership rates, and travel patterns. Congestion not only leads to wasted time and increased travel costs for commuters but also has significant environmental and economic consequences, such as increased air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and reduced productivity.
The Role of Curb Management
Curb management encompasses strategies and technologies aimed at optimizing the use of curbside space in urban areas. Traditionally, curbs have been primarily utilized for parking, loading/unloading, and other street-side activities. However, the growing demand for curb space from various stakeholders, including motorists, delivery vehicles, public transit, cyclists, and pedestrians, has intensified competition and conflicts over its allocation.
Effective curb management solutions provide cities with the tools and insights needed to better regulate and optimize curb space utilization. By strategically managing curbside activities, cities can mitigate congestion, improve traffic flow, enhance safety, and create more accessible and livable urban environments.
The Cleverciti Difference
Cleverciti is revolutionizing curb management with our innovative suite of solutions. Using advanced sensor technology, Cleverciti offers real-time insights into curbside occupancy, allowing cities to monitor and manage parking availability more efficiently. By providing drivers with accurate information about available parking spaces, Cleverciti helps reduce circling for parking, thereby minimizing congestion and emissions.
The Cleverciti suite of solutions can optimize municipal parking operations, obtaining real-time parking data and delivering it to drivers and decision-makers. The Cleverciti Sensor is the only smart parking sensor that harnesses the power of sophisticated edge computing, artificial intelligence, and deep learning to accurately identify parking space occupancy. It can measure the exact GPS location of parked cars and size of open spaces.
The sensors can deliver real-time parking availability information to solutions like the Cleverciti Sign or Cleverciti Circ parking guidance signs. This information can also be delivered to the CleverPortal, Cleverciti's smart parking management platform, delivering real-time parking data to simplify operations and reduce parking complexity.
The Cleverciti platform enables dynamic curb management, allowing cities to adapt curb regulations based on changing demand patterns and priorities. Cleverciti empowers cities to optimize curb space allocation in real time, improving overall traffic flow and accessibility.
Congestion is a complex urban challenge with far-reaching impacts on mobility, economy, and the environment. Effective curb management solutions, such as those offered by Cleverciti, are essential tools for addressing congestion and improving the efficiency of transportation networks in dense urban areas. By leveraging advanced sensor technology and real-time data insights, cities can optimize curb space utilization, reduce congestion, and create more accessible and sustainable urban environments for all.
Parking operator Denison Parking recently achieved a 50% increase in enforcement revenues and 10% decrease in labor costs by deploying Cleverciti’s CleverCompliance solution. The successful collection and utilization of parking data has become a key issue for all parking owners and operators today. Parking technology has come a long way in a short amount of time, and it has completely transformed and expanded opportunities to achieve nearly any goal stakeholders may have.
Quality data has quickly become the answer to many of the issues these organizations face, from increasing revenues and streamlining staffing, to reducing carbon emissions and enhancing the user experience. With the right solution in place, it is now possible to obtain truly real-time parking data (occupancy, utilization, payment compliance, etc.) from multiple parking locations simultaneously. This allows organizations to evaluate and make immediate improvements across their entire portfolio. Parking operator Denison Parking recently achieved a 50% increase in enforcement revenues and 10% decrease in labor costs by deploying Cleverciti’s CleverCompliance solution.
Like many operators, Denison Parking was looking for a more efficient way to enforce and manage their portfolio of parking lots and garages through technology. Since developing the first self-park garage in Indianapolis (only the fifth in the country) and growing to now operate more than 90,000 parking spaces across the country, Denison has cemented its legacy of innovation and thought leadership.
Inspired by a rich history of forward-thinking solutions, and the specific goal of increasing compliance and enforcement revenues, Denison engaged Cleverciti to identify a parking intelligence solution to meet the unique needs of a parking lot in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. The extremely high turnover lot provides parking for city residents and visitors to numerous destinations including events, restaurants, office buildings, and more.
The location had become difficult to enforce given an extensive range of payment options available to users including parking permits, mobile payment apps, and multi-space meters. While this setup accomplished the purpose of enhancing convenience for customers, it presented challenges to enforcement staff, requiring them to manually check each payment. Further, many parkers had taken advantage of this situation, especially during very short parking periods, allowing them to arrive and depart quickly without paying. Denison knew they were not only missing out on enforcement revenues, but also accruing unnecessary labor costs through this process.
Cleverciti worked with Denison to identify the solution that would best meet their needs. The objectives for this project were to decrease labor through automation, generate data to evaluate parking utilization, improve compliance, and obtain real-time compliance levels and alerts to automate enforcement.
Cleverciti installed two overhead, optical occupancy detection sensors to cover 69 parking spaces across the project area. The solution included Cleverciti’s space detection and management service, as well as enhanced analytics software. The Cleverciti Space Management solution monitors real-time parking occupancy, enabling Denison to gather and analyze the most accurate parking data updated every few seconds, as well as view historical data to predict and evaluate parking demand and habits to support smart parking decisions.
Denison and Cleverciti also collaborated to develop the CleverCompliance solution to provide payment compliance by space. This feature takes the occupancy data obtained through Cleverciti’s solutions and compares it to payment data from the parking meters and mobile app, revealing concrete real-time compliance data. Further, the solution also sends compliance alerts directly to parking enforcement officers, allowing them to immediately identify vehicles parked illegally or that have overstayed, and ticket them rather than sift through extensive payment information to identify violators.
The results of this project have been groundbreaking and will serve as a platform for future rollouts. Denison has identified numerous improvements to the operation at the lot including:
· 50% increase in enforcement revenues
· 10% decrease in labor costs
Prior to this project, Denison was only able to view parking lot utilization based on payments. Today, they can evaluate utilization based on occupancy, significantly improving the efficiency of the lot. This project has successfully achieved all identified objectives including streamlining enforcement, capturing lost revenues, and obtaining highly accurate and real-time utilization data. Additionally, they recently installed a new Cleverciti Sign, a fully digital dynamic messaging sign to show parking occupancy to the driver before arriving. This has been beneficial advertising the available spaces, thereby increasing utilization of the hard to see spaces at the rear of the lot.
According to Denison President Perry Griffith, III, “This partnership between Denison and Cleverciti has transformed our ability to obtain and understand parking compliance data in this key asset in our portfolio. The solutions implemented have greatly improved the ability of staff to enforce the lot, allowing us to improve compliance and identify inefficiencies. We are very pleased with the results, having increased our enforcement revenues and streamlined our operations staff so they can focus on more valuable activities like lot safety, customer service, and maintenance.”
To learn more about how Cleverciti can provide your organization with the solutions to meet your unique needs visitwww.cleverciti.com or contact Andrew LaMothe, Vice President of Sales, North America.
Cleverciti®, the leading provider of integrated parking intelligence solutions, recently completed a three-year data capture and analysis of its smart parking platform across the vibrant Nippes district in Cologne. The innovative project resulted in the significant reduction of parking search times, carbon emissions, and more, and has led to the city planning a city-wide expansion as part of its Climate Neutral 2035 framework.
Cleverciti deployed its solutions including Cleverciti Sensors, Circ® 360 LED displays, mobile app, and CleverPortal across approximately 800 on-street parking spaces in the neighborhood. Cleverciti partnered with RheinEnergie AG, a regional energy supplier based in Cologne that supplies approximately 2.5 million people with electricity, gas, water, and heat.
As part of the Smart City Cologne project, the City is implementing several initiatives aimed at reducing emissions across the region by 50% by 2030. Cologne was suffering from high CO2 emissions, with up to 52% of emissions caused by inner-city traffic, much of which is specifically caused by drivers searching for available parking.
The district of Cologne-Nippes is one of the busiest and most densely populated in the city, which is why it was chosen as a first deployment area. By optimizing the use of parking spaces in the area and putting a traffic management system in place that would eliminate unnecessary search traffic, RheinEnergie wanted to not only significantly reduce traffic and CO2 emissions but also improve the quality of life in the neighborhood.
The project included the integration of 89 Cleverciti overhead Sensors, providing accurate real-time information on the number, location, and direction of free spaces based on AI and deep learning algorithms. The solution provides drivers with real-time parking availability information relayed to 27 Cleverciti Circ LED guidance displays located at various decision points, as well as to a convenient mobile parking app. The mobile app provides drivers with turn-by-turn navigation to the space closest to their destination and allows users to find the perfect space for them, such as a loading zones or an accessible space. Payment is a breeze from the mobile app, with one-click access to all the city’s mobile payment providers.
Cleverciti’s innovative CleverPortal parking intelligence platform allows RheinEnergie to view live occupancy status per parking space and deeply analyze occupancy trends over time. They can also manage the operational status of each device, including a real-time view of the content of each of the Circ guidance displays. This valuable data can inform future decision-making such as pricing rules or when and where to build (or remove) parking infrastructure.
With digital turn-by-turn guidance signage, drivers can now avoid searching for available parking for extended periods of time, improving their overall experience and reducing vehicle emissions. On-site test drives have already shown that the solutions have reduced parking search time by 45%. At the same time, the distance driven could be reduced by 41%.
Prior to the installation of the Cleverciti solution, the occupancy rate was at 88% between 10 am and 6 pm on weekdays. After deployment of Cleverciti’s guidance, parking utilization increased by nearly 8 percentage points to 96%. In summary, two thirds of parking spaces that previously remained unoccupied can now be found by drivers, significantly streamlining the parking experience for all. Additional benefits include increased revenues, reduced vehicle emissions, time savings for all drivers, and increased parking compliance.
Cologne has now recognized the value of a comprehensive digital parking guidance system. Cologne’s climate neutral plan 2035 states, “In order to avoid parking search traffic, the promotion of the digital parking guidance system Smart Parking is to be extended to the entire city area by 2030” (translation from German). As the data has shown, the deployment of smart parking city-wide will significantly reduce congestion and carbon emissions – while creating a more accessible and livable city.
For more information, visit www.cleverciti.com.
Last week's #IPMI2023 was a hit! Thank you to the IPMI staff and volunteers who made it all possible. The Cleverciti team had an amazing time connecting with our clients and colleagues from throughout the industry. The parking, transportation, and mobility industry continues to transform rapidly, playing a vital role in the future of our communities. After many conversations with friends and partners alike, here are our top three themes from this year's show!
Curb Management
Curb management seems to mean something different to everyone, but it looks like we can all agree on the importance of data-driven insights with new technology playing a key role.
Granular data equals granular reporting and research. Capturing curb activity in real-time allows for new levels of efficiency, with insights parceled out by time ranges, locations, user groups, or curb-related activities such as EV charging, loading, pickups, etc.
These new innovations and inventory tools are also creating a diverse range of options and opportunities for parking operators. These include dual-use curblanes, dynamic pricing, multi-modal integration, real-time feedback, shared mobility, and more.
The combination of all of these innovations continues to drive the technological diversity of our industry, while creating more equitable parking, transportation, and mobility solutions for all.
Guided Enforcement
We've come a long way since the days of handwriting parking tickets and placing them on a windshield. Automated parking enforcement technologies are rapidly making their way into our communities, utilizing solutions like optical detection and computer vision systems to monitor parking and automate visual verification alerts.
Benefits of guided automated parking enforcement systems include increased efficiency, streamlined staffing, increased revenues, improved compliance rates, enhanced safety, and cost savings. Guided enforcement solutions are also equipped to generate and evaluate significant data related to parking patterns, occupancy rates, and violation trends. This enables stakeholders and owners to make the decisions necessary to further improve their operations and make informed policy and planning decisions.
Wayfinding
Real-time and accurate occupancy detection is what leads to trustworthy and reliable parking guidance. One of the greatest advancements made in recent years within our industry is the contribution to creating cleaner and more sustainable communities. The search for parking spaces at a global level emits a significant level of emissions, while causing drivers to spend a considerable amount of time in their search and keeping them from their destinations. Parking wayfinding utilizes solutions like static and dynamic signage, mapping, and other tools to guide drivers directly to available parking spaces.
Benefits of enhanced wayfinding solutions include reduced search times, enhanced user experiences, effective parking space utilization, increased revenue generation, increased parking turnover, reduced traffic congestion, enhanced safety, and yes, more opportunities for data collection and analysis (are you seeing a theme here?). Each of these outcomes not only creates a much more convenient and comfortable parking experience for drivers, but also improves the overall parking operation.
Most importantly, streamlining the search for available parking spaces helps to dramatically reduce the levels of emissions generated by these activities. Providing real-time parking guidance information through any available communication channel allows patrons to drive directly to an available parking space and get on their way as quickly as possible.
Looking Ahead
These three key themes from the IPMI show this year may be vital, but they are just the tip of the iceberg! The conversations, collaborations, and connections made at this event will no doubt have a lasting impact on our ability to continue to support our clients and their communities. We look forward to continuing to work with IPMI this year, as well as all of the amazing parking owners, operators, and solution providers to continue to move the industry forward.
Connect with Cleverciti today to get started implementing any or all of these innovations into your on- or off-street parking operation. Cleverciti offers an extensive lineup of smart parking technology solutions designed to enhance the customer experience, while providing owners and operators with the tools to maximize their parking operation from staffing to revenue. Schedule a one-on-one meeting or demo to discuss your organization’s unique needs and take your operation to the next level.
We’ll see you next year in Columbus!
Cleverciti recently completed an innovative smart parking integration with the City of Paderborn, Germany. This week, Mayor Michael Dreier hosted a press conference commemorating the beginning of the most comprehensive and modern parking guidance system in Germany. Since 2021, the City and Cleverciti have gradually intensified their collaboration in smart parking over several phases.
The Paderborn community faced numerous parking-related issues including extensive time and emissions spent circling streets searching for available spaces. Further, the existing parking guidance system did not include on-street or parking lot spaces, significantly limiting parking availability information presented to drivers.
The City sought to streamline the parking experience, while gaining greater insight into their overall parking data. Cleverciti worked closely with ASP, a city owned company responsible for a range of municipal functions including parking management. Cleverciti implemented its integrated parking intelligence solutions to create a more convenient and comfortable parking process for residents and visitors.
The Paderborn smart parking project included the comprehensive integration of multiple Cleverciti solutions. The footprint included parking detection covering approximately 800 on-street parking spaces within the city core.
Cleverciti mounted approximately 80 single-space vehicle detection sensors. With a range of up to 220 degrees, each Cleverciti Sensor measures the exact GPS position of parked cars and size of open spaces. The sensors then deliver real-time parking availability information to 66 Cleverciti parking guidance signs. The Cleverciti Sign is a high-resolution, multi-purpose dynamic messaging sign. Installed at major decision points throughout the city, the signs provide turn-by-turn guidance through parking availability data communicated from the Cleverciti sensors.
Cleverciti also worked with ASP and the City to integrate its Cleverciti Cockpit. The Cleverciti Cockpit is a smart parking dashboard providing real-time parking data to simplify operations and reduce parking complexity. The dashboard in Paderborn also offers access to live status and control of sensor and sign devices as well as the possibility of blocking spaces, for instance in case of construction works. Furthermore the Cockpit has the option to run sophisticated data analytics, allowing the City to understand unique patterns throughout the area and identify opportunities to further support the parking needs of their users. The Cleverciti Cockpit is a cost-effective solution to increase revenues, improve the overall driver experience, and streamline operations.
“We are pleased to be able to put one of the most modern and innovative parking guidance systems in Germany into operation today,” Mayor Michael Dreier emphasized during the inauguration of the new system. “On behalf of the city of Paderborn, I would like to thank all those involved for their commitment,” he further stated.
“We have broken new ground in many areas with this project and I am glad that we have competent partners at our side in the form of the Fraunhofer Institutes and Cleverciti, who have supported us,” exclaimed Dr. Dietmar Regener, operations manager of the ASP.
The partnership between Cleverciti and the City of Paderborn is revolutionizing smart parking in the region. It will serve as a model for similar municipalities throughout the region and beyond creating cleaner, more efficient, and successful communities through innovative parking technology.
Cleverciti® has partnered with LA Express Park™ to bring smart parking and congestion relief to the iconic Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach, CA. The initiative, currently in the pilot stages, will revolutionize the parking experience in the mile-long corridor known for its fashion, art, and food located just minutes from Venice Beach.
LA Express Park™ is the City of Los Angeles’ intelligent parking management program formerly led by renowned parking industry leader, the late Peer Ghent. The Venice Beach project was inspired by Peer’s vision and leadership in the expansion of LA Express ParkTM.
Abbot Kinney merchants worked with LADOT’s LA Express Park™ team to identify options to alleviate several parking and traffic issues throughout the neighborhood. The corridor had become a destination for visitors and residents from throughout Venice Beach and the greater Los Angeles area. It offers an attractive combination of posh retail and dining destinations, with close proximity to the beach.
The influx of traffic to the area resulted in several parking challenges. The businesses and the community on Abbot Kinney regularly experience on-street parking issues such as infrequent parking turnover, vehicles overstaying beyond existing parking time limits, inefficient parking behavior, and the obstruction of building facades by parked lunch trucks. These challenges negatively impact local merchants who depend on vehicle turnover for the success of their businesses and create an unpleasant parking experience for drivers visiting the area.
With a goal to gain actionable insights into the parking behavior and utilization on Abbot Kinney, LADOT retained Cleverciti. As part of the initial pilot project, Cleverciti installed 23 IoT sensors to monitor parking in LADOT Lot 760 and on Abbot Kinney to deliver unparalleled real-time occupancy and utilization data. Each Cleverciti Sensor covers up to 100 parking spaces, and harnesses the power of edge computing, artificial intelligence, and deep learning to accurately identify parking space occupancy and parking behavior. Cleverciti also deployed its Cleverciti Circ 360 Ultra parking guidance signage. These digital displays are located at decision points throughout the area, providing drivers with real-time parking availability information and delivering turn-by-turn guidance to available spaces. The use of these signs will significantly reduce the time drivers spend searching for parking thereby reducing harmful gas emissions.
Data obtained by Cleverciti Sensors will help stakeholders better understand the parking challenges throughout the neighborhood and enable decision-makers to implement data-based and behavior-based policies to alleviate these issues. Following the completion of the pilot phase, future opportunities include more efficient and effective parking regulations and pricing, on-street curb space configurations, parking enforcement, and loading zone management.
“We are excited to be partnering with LADOT to provide them for the first time real-time and historical occupancy data on their curb space in Abbott Kinney,” said David Parker, Cleverciti’s CEO. “By making data-driven decisions, parking managers in LA and beyond are using Cleverciti to grow parking revenues, reduce traffic congestion, and provide a great citizen experience.”
To learn more about Cleverciti’s integrated parking intelligence solutions, visit www.cleverciti.com.
Cleverciti has partnered with Trojan Energy to provide electric vehicle drivers with real-time EV parking space availability. The initiative integrates Trojan’s electric vehicle charging stations with Cleverciti parking occupancy sensors to monitor on-street parking spaces throughout the London Boroughs of Barnet and Camden, and notify local EV users when a charging space is available near their residence.
Scottish-based Trojan Energy develops, manufactures, deploys, and operates “the next generation of electric vehicle charging points.” Trojan is committed to providing on-street vehicle charging to the millions of drivers throughout the UK who do not have private parking spaces at their residences. Each Trojan Energy charging hub adds up to 15 on-street EV charging spaces. This allows neighborhoods to equip entire blocks with EV charging stations, while not reducing the availability of parking spaces for existing gas-powered vehicles.
Trojan is also dedicated to reducing instances of “ICE-ing” in which electric vehicle drivers are “ICEd” out of potential charging spaces by internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The goal is to “DE-ICE” street parking while creating a more convenient parking experience for local EV drivers.
In London (and throughout the UK) it is becoming more difficult to zone off ever-increasing numbers of charging spaces exclusively for EV users. All on-street parking spaces, even if equipped with Trojan EV charging stations, are available to all drivers. This project integrated the Cleverciti Sensor with Trojan’s network to notify local EV users via mobile app immediately when a parking space becomes available on their street. The system removes the tension between EV drivers and ICE vehicle drivers, offering everyone the same access to on-street parking, yet giving EV drivers the advantage in the search for parking.
Trojan retained Cleverciti to incorporate its innovative sensor technology. The sensors monitor on-street parking spaces and deliver real-time parking availability to registered EV users. With a range of up to 220 degrees, each Cleverciti Sensor can cover up to 100 parking spaces (depending on its mounting height) and can measure the exact GPS position and size of open parking spaces.
Cleverciti worked with Trojan to install the sensors on existing street infrastructure. Parking availability information is updated in real-time, providing drivers with trustworthy insight into available spaces and notifying them as soon as a charging-capable parking space becomes free in their neighborhood.
Mark Constable, Trojan’s Head of Marketing & Public Affairs stated, “The Cleverciti solution has been an extremely powerful tool to allow us to maximize the utilization of Trojan EV spaces throughout the Boroughs of Camden and Barnet. Our ability to provide parking availability data to our EV users significantly improves their parking experience, while creating a more equitable solution for everyone.”
The initiative between Trojan and Cleverciti will continue to have a significant impact on the future integration and success of EVs throughout London and beyond. This approach improves EV charging utilization, allows municipalities to introduce EV charging spaces on a larger scale, and increases consumer confidence to commit to an electric vehicle.