Florida Parking Association Announces


2011 Board The Florida ParkingAssociation announced its board of direc-


tors for 2011 at itsAnnual Convention: President – Bill Foster, CAPP, Director of Parking & Trans-


portation, Florida International University. Vice President – LuisChoter, CAPP,DirectorOn-StreetOpera-


tions,Miami ParkingAuthority. Secretary – Tracey Bruch, CAPP, Parking Manager, City


of Clearwater. Treasurer – Chester Escobar, ChiefOperationalOfficer,Miami


ParkingAuthority. Directors: JimCorbett, CAPP, Parking DivisionManager, City ofTampa Stephanie Stefanelli,AdministrativeAnalyst,City ofClearwater Kevin Kinney, CAPP, Director of Parking, City of


Coral Gables Mark Santos,Vice President,Timothy Haahs&Associates Alternate – Kris Singh, CAPP, Director of Parking &Trans-


portation, University of Central Florida. Immediate Past President – Pamela Corbin, ParkingAdminis-


trativeManager, City of Orlando. Florida ParkingAssociation, an allied affiliate of International


Parking Institute, is comprised of parking professionals from municipalities, universities, hospitals, airports, etc. throughout the State of Florida.


Houston, Tampa Deploy Digital Pay Stations


Digital Payment Technologies (DPT), a leading supplier


of parking technology and solutions, announced two major business deals in December involving the Canadian compa- ny’s Luke pay stations, one in Texas and the other in Florida. Houston will roll out 250 additional Luke pay stations,


marking a significant expansion of an already successful deployment program. DPT hosted a webinar Dec. 8 with Liliana Rambo, CAPP, the city’s Director of Parking Man- agement, who shared insights gained in planning and imple- menting the $15.4 million project. The new Luke pay stations will be configured similarly


to those in the original deployment, which began in 2006. They will connect to the city’s back-end parking manage- ment systems via Wi-Fi, and will accept coins, bills and credit cards, and in the future, payment by cellphone. Hous- ton now has 1,000 DPT pay stations. Rambo said that “the operational efficiency and


increased revenue made possible by these advanced parking systems have enabled the city to continue to fund many important municipal programs.” Rambo added that the city has secured some impressive


results, including an 80% revenue increase without parking rate hikes; a 33% productivity improvement for meter oper- ations staff; and 1,000 more paid citations per month (the new technology leaves less room to dispute tickets). “Houston’s use of multi-space pay stations is a testa-


ment to the positive impact that smart parking initiatives can have on a city,” saidAlanMenezes, DPT’sVP of Prod- uct Management and Marketing. “Furthermore, DPT has significant experience helping large and small municipali- ties ensure a smooth transition as they embrace multi- space parking.” InTampa, DPT will supply the city with 146 solar-pow-


ered Luke pay stations, replacing 1,000 single-head meters. They were selected because they “represent the best overall solution,” said Parking Division Manager Jim Corbett. “There’s also a significant benefit for the city in terms of operational efficiency and potential additional revenue. The upgrade is projected to increase city revenue by 10% to 20%,” he said. Standard Parking’s SP Plus Municipal Services unit


will work withTampa’s Parking Division tomanage the pro- curement, installation and maintenance of DPT’s pay sta- tions. It also will help facilitate consumers’ transition to the new pay stations. “(They) are a perfect fit for Tampa’s overall parking


management plan,” said Roamy R.Valera, CAPP, a Standard Parking VP and Regional Manager. “The flexibility of the field-upgradeable hardware means that we can leverage this investment for many years to come, and easily add new advanced parking capabilities as needed.”


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