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Downtown Parking Management Plan <br />25 <br /> <br /> Convenient Parking Payment Options: <br />Single space “Smart meters”4 and pay- <br />by-plate pay stations, complemented <br />by mobile payment options such as <br />Pay-by-Phone5 or Parkmobile6 provide <br />users many convenient options to pay <br />for parking, such as cash, credit, or an <br />on-line account, which removes a <br />significant barrier to paid parking with <br />most of the current system.7 <br /> Parking Enforcement Technology: With <br />a connected parking management and <br />information database, enforcement <br />officers can use the City’s existing mobile license plate recognition (mLPR) technology to enforce on- <br />street and lot parking more quickly and efficiently by tracking violators, mapping key locations with <br />high violation rates, and implementing handheld devices. Smartphones (iOS and Android) are <br />becoming the handheld enforcement device of choice. We recommend the City consider using <br />smartphones with accompanying software/applications, such as AutoVu Freeflow and AutoVu Patroller. <br />This will save the City from needing to purchase excess unnecessary hardware.8 <br />Once up and running again, the City would have the ability to use the Genetec AutoVu Free Flow <br />Enforcement System, which can be used with fixed or mobile LPR units. Vehicles placed on the <br />violations list will be available through the back-office interface in, or synchronized dynamically with <br />parking enforcement vehicles using AutoVu mobile enforcement software to maximize enforcement <br />efficiency.9 <br />Mobile Applications: The ParkMe mobile application provides information about parking locations, <br />availability, and prices. This information can be provided directly to ParkMe by businesses, cities, or <br />parking facility operators.10 The application includes a map showing locations with data as well as <br />detailed information when the location is selected. In addition to the mobile application, the <br />information can be doubled as an online “widget,” embedded on any city website. ParkMe is currently <br />active in Santa Monica and Walnut Creek. <br /> Interactive Map of Parking Information: <br />The City of San Jose offers an easy-to-read <br />interactive parking map of City-operated <br />off-street parking facilities in their <br />Downtown area.11 While not real-time, <br />the map offers up-to-date information <br /> <br />4 http://www.parking-net.com/parking-industry/ips-group-inc <br />5 https://www.paybyphone.com/ <br />6 http://us.parkmobile.com/#how-it-works <br />7 It is understood that the City is currently in the process of evaluating a new parking integrator/consultant for the garage to <br />replace Parktopia which may bring their own systems and partner technologies. <br />8 This should be required to be compatible with any system a new parking integrator provides. <br />9 https://www.genetec.com/Documents/EN/FeatureFocus/EN-Genetec-[AutoVu-Free-Flow]-Feature-Focus.pdf <br />10 https://www.parkme.com/how-it-works <br />11 http://sjdowntownparking.com/parking-map <br /> <br />IPS Smart Meter3 <br /> <br />Pay-by-Phone4 <br /> <br />Interactive Parking Map <br />623