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San Mateo Debuts Smart Parking Technology from Streetline and Cisco
[December 10, 2012]

San Mateo Debuts Smart Parking Technology from Streetline and Cisco


Dec 10, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Drivers in downtown San Mateo can now more easily find available on-street parking spaces, as well as the locations of parking garages and lots, thanks to a new Smart Parking system unveiled by the City of San Mateo with the help of Streetline, Inc. and Cisco.



According to a release, using sensors and a free consumer app called Parker from Streetline-and the intelligent networking technology platform from Cisco-motorists will be able to view real-time parking availability in downtown real-time parking availability of 135 on-street parking spaces in downtown San Mateo near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and B Street.

"I'm pleased that San Mateo was chosen for this project to bring innovative parking technology to our city," said Larry Patterson, Director of Public Works for the City of San Mateo. "This tool is consistent with San Mateo's strong technology industry and is an example of the City's commitment to efficiently managing parking to support our downtown." Sensors embedded in the pavement of the selected parking spaces detect when a space is available. Cisco's smart routers communicate with Streetline sensors to aggregate sensor data and the same time communicate with Streetline cloud center to deliver the availability of the parking spots. The intelligent network platform captures the data and publishes it into Streetline's free mobile application, Parker, which displays real-time availability of these on-street spaces as well as locations of off-street parking garages and lots along with other information such as pricing and enforcement hours.


"By deploying this cutting-edge Smart Parking technology, San Mateo has taken a great step towards becoming a Smarter City," said Zia Yusuf, CEO of Streetline. "We are pleased to be working alongside Cisco to bring this technology to San Mateo and hopefully resolve one of the most pressing concerns facing today's cities parking." "Smart Parking services such as the projects being launched today in San Mateo and San Carlos have the potential to significantly reduce congestion around key downtown areas, and create a completely new experience for city visitors, businesses and residents," said Wim Elfrink, executive vice president, Industry Solutions and chief globalisation officer, Cisco. "Using the intelligence of the network as a way to connect what were previously unconnected areas opens up a number of new service opportunities for developing smarter communities. In Paris for example, the average motorist spends 4 years of their life just trying to find a parking space. Our belief is that the network can provide a smarter way to address this challenge, and help create new ongoing monetization streams for city government." "Parking is important to the success and vitality of our downtown," said Jessica Evans, Executive Director of the Downtown San Mateo Association. "This technology will help customers find parking more easily and attract more people to enjoy all that downtown San Mateo has to offer." More information: www.streetline.com www.theparkerapp.com www.cisco.com/web/strategy/smart_connected_communities.html ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))

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