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St. Edward's University Partners with NuPark, Bringing Innovation to Their Parking ManagementAUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In evaluating parking processes to address an increased demand in recent years, St. Edward's University in Austin has partnered with local parking solutions leader NuPark to implement a new enterprise management platform that will improve parking efficiency and compliance on campus. NuPark will be delivering a comprehensive host of solutions for St. Edward's parking operations including permitting, data analytics, citations and enforcement. Historically, parking management has been a constant challenge at St. Edward's University with limited tools to adequately manage parking manually. Situated in metro Austin, a budding city combating its own limitations in parking resources, St. Edwards did not have a centralized parking management system that provided visibility, data and enforcement control that the University needed. "What we were finding out was that 80 percent of our campus safety staff's time was spent catering to the 20 percent of our customers who did not comply with parking ordinances when we really should be spending our time on improving the user experience for the rest of the parking patrons," comments Scott Burnotes, the University's Assistant Vice President of Campus Safety. "That was when we knew that parking needed better infrastructure, which is why we decided to bring in an insightful and comprehensive management platform like NuPark to assist." NuPark's cloud-based platform will replace the current manual process of parking enforcement on campus. Using integrated mobile license plate recognition (LPR) technology, campus officers will be able to automate parking enforcement on campus as well as capture real-time occupancy data to be used for making better informed decisions. The centralized management tool will monitor parking usage and give university parking professionals the informaton they need to respond to demand. The University hopes to use the data gathered from the NuPark system to make informed decisions about future parking developments on campus. Scott Burnotes says, "Parking is a limited resource for St. Edward's especially because of our location in a huge metro area. By implementing NuPark's LPR-based system, we will be able to better manage our parking with more efficiency and ultimately improve the user experience. We can't do it with the current system." Kevin Uhlenhaker, CEO and Co-Founder of NuPark, adds, "St. Edward's will benefit from NuPark's centralized platform that is data-driven, offers real-time information, and will enable the university to serve their customers in new and improved ways. Based on the data collected, they will be able to monitor parking on their campus and make informed changes as their campus continues to grow." The new management system will be implemented in stages. To ensure smooth transition, the new platform is currently operating alongside the existing parking management system with plans to fully transition to NuPark by the beginning of next year. When fully implemented, the system will provide a customer-friendly system where students, faculty, and visitors to St. Edward's will be able to purchase virtual permits that eliminate the need for physical passes. Parkers who receive parking citations will be able to pay for them online or appeal them via a simplified online process. About St. Edward's University About NuPark, Inc.
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