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Detroit
plans
parking
system
using
license
plate
technology
DETROIT
(AP/Tell
Us Det)
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Detroit
plans to
roll out
a
parking
system
that
uses
technology
tied to
license
plates.
Chief
Operating
Officer
Gary
Brown
tells
The
Detroit
News (
http://bit.ly/1EdmuC9
) a $3
million
contract
will
transform
its
metering
system
to
"pay-by-plate,"
rather
than by
space.
The
technology
allows
drivers
to
access a
kiosk,
enter in
their
license
plate
number
and park
in any
space
within a
specific
zone.
Coins,
credit
cards or
debit
cards
may be
used for
payment
at
kiosks
and
parking
time may
be
purchased
via
mobile
app or
by
phone.
The pay
by plate
system
services
multiple
vehicles
by
simply
inputting
the
license
plate
information
into a
machine.
This
system
results
in lower
set up
costs,
maintenance,
and
prevents
drivers
from
taking
advantage
of
parking
meters
that
have
time
remaining.
This
system
has also
doubled
parking
revenues
in
cities
like
Boston,
Pittsburgh,
and
Oakland
to name
a few.
Another
advantage
is that
it
allows
parking
enforcement
officers
to use
the
Automated
License
Plate
Recognition
(ALPR).
The ALPR
mounts
on
parking
enforcement
vehicles,
scans
the
vehicle
license
plate,
and
determines
if the
driver
has
purchase
time.
This
process
allows
the
parking
enforcement
officer
to
quickly
determine
who has
and has
not paid
resulting
in
larger
revenue
for the
city.
This
system
has
replaced
in many
cities
the
road-side
parking
meter
and the
pay and
display
machines.
Brown
says:
"The
overarching
goal is
to write
less
tickets,
to give
people
every
opportunity
to feed
the
meter so
they do
not get
a ticket
and to
spur
economic
development."
The city
will use
license
plate
recognition
software
for
enforcement.
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