FLORHAM PARK, N.J.,
Oct. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Division of Parking Services in Columbus,
Ohio, has been named an Innovative Organization of the Year
by the National Parking Association for its work with Conduent
Incorporated (NYSE: CNDT). The award, presented last week at the
association's Annual Convention & Expo in Orlando, recognizes Columbus' success in managing the supply and
demand for parking in the popular Short North Arts District, close
to downtown.
Conduent helped to develop a virtual parking permit program for
the city, in which residents easily assign guest passes online and
visitors claim spaces by using a validation code via the
ParkColumbus app, powered by ParkMobile. The convenient new system
also streamlines the permit application process and gives customers
the ability to manage their account online. The system enables
enforcement officials to quickly and efficiently check compliance
using Genetec license plate recognition technology.
The city also set up mobile-pay parking zones in the district
that greatly reduced the need for meters cluttering the curbside
and, in conjunction with Conduent's virtual permit solution,
allowed the spaces to flex between residential permit and
mobile-pay. As a result, Short North now has more than 5,000 paid
parking spaces that customers can pay for using their mobile
phones, compared to just 680 single spaces that were controlled by
meters.
"We place a high value on providing accessible, equitable and
predictable mobility and parking solutions, and we found a partner
in Conduent to help us innovate in the Short North Arts District
and preserve the uniqueness of the neighborhood," said Robert Ferrin, Assistant Director, Division of
Parking Services, City of
Columbus.
This is the second consecutive year a program supported by
Conduent received the award. In 2018, the District Department of
Transportation's ParkDC was named Innovative Organization of the
Year for its work with the company to improve on-street parking in
Washington, D.C.
"Columbus understands the
importance of effective curbside management and how technologies
can improve the transportation experience for citizens," said
Mark Brewer, President, Global
Public Sector Solutions, Conduent. "This award demonstrates how our
innovative parking team helped the city to increase parking
availability by more than 700 percent while streamlining the
permitting process."
Since the Short North virtual permitting program began early
this year, more than 13,500 permits have been issued and more than
51,000 license plates have been read by enforcement officers,
resulting in a 90 percent compliance rate. Through electronically
submitted applications, the city receives more timely and accurate
data to help officials make informed decisions about parking rates
and policies.
Conduent is a leading provider of automated and analytics-based
transportation solutions for government agencies. These solutions,
spanning roadway charging and management, parking and curbside
management, and advanced transit and public safety systems, enable
streamlined and personalized services for citizens and travelers
who use them. The company has been helping transportation clients
for more than 50 years and operates in 27 countries.
About Conduent
Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on
behalf of businesses and governments – creating exceptional
outcomes for its clients and the millions of people who count on
them. Through people, process and technology, Conduent solutions
and services automate processes, improve efficiencies, reduce costs
and enable revenue growth. It's why most Fortune 100 companies
and over 500 government entities depend on Conduent every day to
manage their essential interactions and move their operations
forward.
Conduent's differentiated services and solutions improve
experiences for millions of people every day, including two-thirds
of all insured patients in the U.S., 11 million employees who use
its HR Services, and nearly nine million people who travel
through toll systems daily. Conduent's solutions deliver
exceptional outcomes for its clients including $16 billion in medical bill savings, up to 40%
efficiency increase in HR operations, and up to 40% improvement in
processing costs, while driving higher end-user satisfaction. Learn
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