Parking guidance in the Park & Ride areas near the Los Angeles metro to lower traffic congestion
To lower the traffic in one of the most congested cities in the world
The traffic congestion in Los Angeles is among the worst in the world. According to studies in 2018, 80% of the customers of the metro’s Park & Ride areas spent too much time looking for parking, and 30% of the spots were occupied by vehicles whose drivers were not using public transportation. On the other hand, when testing different outdoor parking solutions, they came upon the added problem of an environment with a high level of magnetic influences caused by the area’s proximity to the trains.
The Los Angeles project aimed to help the city’s metro monitor its parking lots better.
ParkingSense developed its own indoor parking sensor and chose the U-Spot DUO solution to deploy this project involving 2,000 sensors.
The system chosen uses magnetic and infrared sensors to detect the status of each parking spot and send all the occupancy information to the central management unit. The system’s twofold detection provides high reliability for an environment with magnetic influences like Los Angeles.
Thanks to the solution implemented, a Los Angeles commuter can immediately find parking in the Park & Ride areas and is yet another satisfied metro customer who can reach their destination much more quickly and stress-free.
- Reduces the amount of time needed to find a parking spot
- Increases the number of public transportation users, which means higher income
- Reduces traffic and CO2 emissions
- Combines two detection systems to achieve 95% reliability in an environment with strong magnetic influences
- Increases user satisfaction
