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VANCOUVER, CANADA – PayByPhone, a global leader in parking and mobility payments, today announced the appointment of Bob Shepard to its Executive Leadership Team as Chief Product Officer (CPO), reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer, Jonny Combe, effective immediately. Backed by Lightyear Capital, PayByPhone is intensifying its investment in product-led technology to achieve its global growth ambitions.

Miami, FL – TEZ Technology, the original innnovator of text-based valet and parking management and customer engagement solutions, and Survision, a global leader in vehicle identification technology, today announced a new integration between the TEZPARK Solution and Survision's PlatEnforce Mobile LPR solution.

East Lansing plans to use automated cameras to enforce parking rules, after the City Council approved a contract to install “SafetySticks” at its meeting Tuesday night.

Hartford, CT – Propark Mobility announced today the acquisition of Gold Coast Valet, a Long Island-based provider of valet parking, parking management, and hospitality services. The acquisition expands Propark’s established operations and capabilities throughout the Greater New York region.

London, UK / Atlanta, US - Parkopedia and ParkMobile, both part of global mobility platform Arrive, are collaborating to enable seamless in-car parking payments across more than 80,000 US locations. This represents a significant proportion of a national network of over 500,000 total locations. This partnership leverages ParkMobile’s extensive parking network and Parkopedia’s in-vehicle integration expertise to combine rigorous data verification processes with a nationwide footprint, ensuring the most reliable and user-friendly parking experience for American drivers.

Miami, FL - HONK, a leading provider of digital parking payment solutions, and Survision, a global leader in vehicle identification technology, announced a new integration between HONK's parking management platform and Survision's PlatEnforce mobile LPR Solution.

West Palm Beach, FL — WGI will host a webinar on July 29th examining the findings of its 2026 Parking Structure Cost Outlook, providing developers, parking owners, municipalities, airports, universities, healthcare systems, architects, and design professionals the latest benchmarking data and practical guidance for budgeting future parking structures. Attendees can register online for the webinar, which starts at 12:30 pm ET.

Charlotte, NC – Passport, the most trusted technology partner for innovative curb management solutions, released new data showing continued momentum in how cities of all sizes are modernizing curb operations, as more cities actively evaluate enforcement technology solutions to upgrade outdated systems.

Vancouver, Canada – PayByPhone, a global leader in mobile parking payments, introduces Ticket Takeover, a new feature designed to easily offer app-based parking payments in ticketed off-street parking locations to cities and private operators.

The International Parking & Mobility Institute is pleased to announce the newly appointed Executive Officers of the 2026-2027 Board of Directors. Elections for the Board of Directors were held by the association in April 2026, and the members began their terms at the conclusion of IPMI’s 2026 Parking & Mobility Conference & Expo in Milwaukee, WI, June 14-17.

Los Angeles, CA — Metropolis Technologies, Inc. (“Metropolis”), the leader in applied AI for the real world, announced the appointment of Eric Garcetti, Hugh Wyman Howard III, and Jason Park as advisors to the company. The appointments bring together leaders across government, security, and finance at a pivotal moment for Metropolis, as it expands its footprint across urban infrastructure, mobility, and the systems that power how people move through the physical world.

Boonton is joining other New Jersey towns by rolling out a pilot program that uses photographic technology to identify parking violators on Main Street. Beginning in July, the town will begin using SafetySticks “to enhance pedestrian safety and improve compliance with parking regulations in designated no parking areas,” a town announcement explained.