Star 99.9’s Kevin Begley Gets Residents Excited About New Parking Meters

From Office of Mayor Ganim: Mayor Joseph Ganim and Star 99.9’s Kevin Begley today are getting Bridgeport residents excited about the new smart parking meters with the help of an instructional video. The Mayor and Begley teach viewers how to pay for parking using one of the 111 newly installed meters in the central business and government district downtown. The additional meters control 203 parking spaces in the Downtown Special Services District area with convenience and ease for visitors.

Key Smart Parking System features include:

1. Flexible payment options including coin, credit and debit cards, and coming soon, mobile payment using the “MobileNow®” application.

2. Public safety features including 911 call button, community service messaging, including weather alerts, local news and merchant promotions.

3. Easy to navigate, high-definition touch screen display that allows for a comfortable user experience.

4. Multi Language User Interface. The user interface can accommodate English, Spanish and Korean. Voice guidance to accommodate users with their parking experience

5. Help video with instruction on how to use the meter by the Mayor and Star 99.9’s Kevin Begley

The City of Bridgeport has chosen Connecticut-based LAZ Parking as the vendor to manage its new parking system. The technology was developed by the firm Municipal Parking Solutions (MPS), who will provide the new meters technical support for them. Complus Data Innovations, Inc. will oversee violation management and collections. LAZ, MPS and Complus will work jointly to provide a managed parking solution for all city parking meters.

The City of Bridgeport is reminding residents of the parking ordinances that will be independently enforced with the use of cameras on the meters. Parking rules are enforced Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with the exception of the 12 holidays observed.

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