Taipei this week opened 1500 paid parking spaces that are equipped with vehicle sensors to detect the time when a vehicle enters and exits so an intelligent parking ticket can be issued.

The goal is to make roadside parking more intelligent and provide real-time parking space-related information around the clock, as well as improve the work environment and efficiency of parking attendants and reduce repeat payments.

The Taipei City Parking Management & Development Office (PMDO) designated 1505 paid parking spaces as smart parking spaces on March 16. Drivers parking at intelligent parking areas can enjoy the first ten minutes of parking for free during the promotional period.

When receiving the intelligent parking ticket, the driver can use a smartphone to scan the QR code on the ticket ten minutes after leaving the parking space to check for parking formation and make payment immediately via Pay Taipei.

Furthermore, payments made with Pay Taipei before June 30 will be entitled to a ten per cent discount. Citizens preferring cash payment may enter their vehicle licence plate number at the multimedia kiosk in any of four major convenience chain stores to print out the payment information before making payments at the counter. Those who have applied for automatic bill payment with banks or telecom service providers do not need to reapply, and they can check for parking information by scanning the QR code.

To make intelligent parking areas more readily identifiable, the PMDO has placed intelligent parking area stickers on the signposts in the intelligent parking areas. Before implementing the policy, notices will be attached to each vehicle explaining payment-related details. Alternatively, citizens may refer to the Roadside Intelligent Parking Area section on the PMDO’s official web site or call Futek’s customer service hotline. They can also contact the PMDO’s customer service number.

The agency added that intelligent sensors at the parking spaces resolve the problem of not being able to obtain real-time parking information outside business hours, while the 24-hour real-time parking information can be used for big data analysis that will allow the city government to monitor parking information in various areas more accurately.

Moreover, being a roadside parking attendant is labour-intensive work, and the new intelligent sensors will be able to increase their efficiency and alleviate their stress of making the rounds, as well as reduce air pollution that may be generated during the process. In the future, the PMDO will continue collecting opinions from different channels and progressively implement the programme to the entire city.

The smart parking spaces are in Xinyi District (east of Keelung Road, south of Civic Boulevard, west of Zhongpo North Road and north of Zhongxiao East Road) and Nangang District (east of Xiangyang Road, south of Huandong Boulevard, west of Academia Road and north of Zhongxiao East Road).

Taipei this week opened 1500 paid parking spaces that are equipped with vehicle sensors to detect the time when a vehicle enters and exits so an intelligent parking ticket can be issued.
 
The goal is to make roadside parking more intelligent and provide real-time parking space-related information around the clock, as well as improve the work environment and efficiency of parking attendants and reduce repeat payments.
 
The Taipei City Parking Management & Development Office (PMDO) designated 1505 paid parking spaces as smart parking spaces on March 16. Drivers parking at intelligent parking areas can enjoy the first ten minutes of parking for free during the promotional period.
 
When receiving the intelligent parking ticket, the driver can use a smartphone to scan the QR code on the ticket ten minutes after leaving the parking space to check for parking formation and make payment immediately via Pay Taipei.
 
Furthermore, payments made with Pay Taipei before June 30 will be entitled to a ten per cent discount. Citizens preferring cash payment may enter their vehicle licence plate number at the multimedia kiosk in any of four major convenience chain stores to print out the payment information before making payments at the counter. Those who have applied for automatic bill payment with banks or telecom service providers do not need to reapply, and they can check for parking information by scanning the QR code.
 
To make intelligent parking areas more readily identifiable, the PMDO has placed intelligent parking area stickers on the signposts in the intelligent parking areas. Before implementing the policy, notices will be attached to each vehicle explaining payment-related details. Alternatively, citizens may refer to the Roadside Intelligent Parking Area section on the PMDO’s official web site or call Futek’s customer service hotline. They can also contact the PMDO’s customer service number.
 
The agency added that intelligent sensors at the parking spaces resolve the problem of not being able to obtain real-time parking information outside business hours, while the 24-hour real-time parking information can be used for big data analysis that will allow the city government to monitor parking information in various areas more accurately.
 
Moreover, being a roadside parking attendant is labour-intensive work, and the new intelligent sensors will be able to increase their efficiency and alleviate their stress of making the rounds, as well as reduce air pollution that may be generated during the process. In the future, the PMDO will continue collecting opinions from different channels and progressively implement the programme to the entire city.
 
The smart parking spaces are in Xinyi District (east of Keelung Road, south of Civic Boulevard, west of Zhongpo North Road and north of Zhongxiao East Road) and Nangang District (east of Xiangyang Road, south of Huandong Boulevard, west of Academia Road and north of Zhongxiao East Road).