Smart parking helps you find parking, and also helps the officer ticket you for overstay.
The Daily Journal/Staff, 9/28/13. "Smart parking pilot begins in San Carlos."
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"Motorists in San Carlos thinking of overstaying their welcome in parking
spaces can no longer look for tell-tale chalk marks to know if
enforcement officers are ticking down their time.
Beginning Oct. 1, the city launches its “smart parking” pilot program
which eliminates the need for officers to mark tires and instead lets
them use a network of sensors embedded in the pavement. Once a vehicle
is detected in the space, the system starts a time and alerts officers
when the space remains occupied past the allowed limit. The officer will
then go to the space, validate the violation and issue a citation.
.... The trial program begins Monday, Oct. 1 and is expected to run through
December. Once finished, the city and Streetline will evaluate the
effectiveness and come before the City Council in early 2014 to decide
whether to continue in the future."
Read more.
Related -
Inhabitat.com/Green Transportation/Mark Boyer, 12/6/12. "New Parker Mobile App gives users real-time parking info." ... "About 135 sensors were planted in the pavement in downtown San Mateo,
and 100 were embedded in San Carlos, sending a signal to Streetline’s
free Parker mobile app when parking becomes available. The program can
be used for street parking, parking lots and indoor garages. Using
Cisco’s smart reuters and Wi-Fi mesh networks, the sensor data is
aggregated and transmitted to the Streetline data center, which
publishes the information on the Parker app. According to a press
release, the data will soon be made available for general web browsers
as well. Streetline has already deployed the app in at least 25 cities,
but this is the company’s first partnership with Cisco. ..."
Posted by Kathy Meeh
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