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GREEN LIGHT AT THE LISTER
A hospital multi-storey car park project in Stevenage, which was taken from design stage through to completion by parking operator Vinci Park, has been opened a year after work started.
The £7.9m car park at the Lister Hospital is proud of its green credentials, with 10 per cent of its energy coming from renewable sources.
The 667-space car park has a living green wall, recharging points for electric vehicles, a secure area for parking bicycles and a fully landscaped plaza incorporating a sculpture made from an oak tree and designed by a local artist. The car park also features a silent wind
turbine and photovoltaic solar panels, which together generate renewable electricity for the car park. Vinci Park are running the hospital under a 30-year private fi nance initiative contract. The company’s chief executive, Mark Evans, said: ‘We’re thrilled to be opening this car park at Lister Hospital. This is Vinci Park’s second new-build car park in the health care sector to be completed on time, and to budget, in 2011. The car park features a number of ‘fi rsts’ for Vinci Park and we’re hopeful that our partnership with the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust will result in a signifi cantly improved experience for both patients and staff.’
No need for loose change
PayByPhone has launched a new smartphone app for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones, which will add a new level of convenience in the parking experience. T e free PayByPhone
app lets motorists parking their cars in PayByPhone-enabled public parking areas, to pay via their phones, and fi nd their way back to their car when it’s time to go home. After completing a
once-only registration taking less than minute motorists enter the location number, choose how much time they need, and PayByPhone handles the rest. T e app shows where the car is parked on a Google map and users can receive text reminders before their parking expires. T e app can be used
anywhere PayByPhone is the offi cial parking provider – including the City of Westminster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York, and the London
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Boroughs of Barnet, Islington and Tower Hamlets. T e app can also be used at PayByPhone-enabled locations worldwide such as Miami and San Francisco in the US, and Vancouver in Canada. ‘Intelligent parking
is at the heart of our strategy to off er parking providers the smartest and most cost-eff ective payment solutions,’ said Robin Bevan, PayByPhone’s commercial chief executive offi cer. ‘Our aim is to make parking easy and convenient for motorists, while making sure that operators – whether in the public or private sectors – can minimise operating costs, maximise fi nancial gains, and gather detailed intelligence that can inform a range of policy decisions. T e new smartphone apps are the most recent proof of our commitment to continuous innovation and customer service.’
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