Municipal/Cities

Trellint, a leading provider of parking and curbside management technology for municipalities across the United States, announced the launch of Kurbis™, an AI-driven ecosystem built to work within cities’ existing infrastructure — connecting enforcement, permits, citations, and collections in one coherent operating model, without requiring cities to rip and replace what’s already working.

Quality parking data has become essential for improving driver experience, enabling wayfinding, informing policy, and ensuring efficient operations. Even helping drivers find available parking requires reliable, real-time data. As cities and parking operators face growing pressure to manage curb space, optimize revenue, and support broader mobility goals, the focus has shifted from whether to use data to what type of data is needed.

Los Angeles, CA — Orikan, the parking technology leader, announced the U.S. launch of PayStay Marketplace, a revolutionary digital payment platform designed to simplify parking payments while unlocking new opportunities for municipalities, operators, and mobility partners. PayStay Marketplace brings together parking payments, and mobility-related services into a single, user-friendly interface. The platform allows drivers to pay for parking through an available app they may already have installed or check out as a guest completely account free.

SenSen Networks (ASX: SNS), a global leader in Live Awareness for smart cities, and Turnstone Data, a Parking Insights platform, announced a strategic partnership to deliver dynamic parking intelligence to municipalities across North America.

For years, we’ve focused on curb management, organizing space, setting time limits, and enforcing payment. That approach made sense when the curb was primarily used for parking. That is no longer the case.

IPMI hosted a Learning Lab on Pittsburgh’s rollout of curb digitization and ticket-by-mail technology, presented by gtechna. Matt Jendrzejewski, PECP, of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority outlined the city’s phased implementation, beginning with smart loading zones in 2021 and expanding to street cleaning enforcement by 2025. The session highlighted the importance of pilot programs, legislation, human review, and technology integration. Ben Pisch from Sensen explained how AI supports plate detection, rule enforcement, and occupancy analytics. Panelists also discussed technical challenges, compliance impacts, and revenue trends following implementation.

The Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority (dba Wave Transit), in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO), provided much needed relief to southeast North Carolina with expanded microtransit service and Transportation Demand Strategies (TDM) during the recent temporary closure of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge for a preservation project.

Memphis, TN – Premium Parking and the first-place Memphis Redbirds are teaming up to make getting to the ballpark easier and more affordable this season with discounted parking for fans at 250 Peabody Place in downtown Memphis. The special six-hour parking offer was intentionally designed to give fans added flexibility before and after the game, creating more opportunities to visit local restaurants, shops and businesses throughout the downtown corridor while enjoying the full game-day experience.

Philadelphia, PA — Arrive, a leading global mobility platform and parent company of parking app ParkMobile, announced the launch of express pay in Philadelphia to provide the latest seamless and convenient off-street parking experience. In partnership with Flash, a pioneer in off-street parking technology, express pay enables automatic parking access and payment for drivers at participating garages without reaching for a card, ticket or phone.

Like many cities, Royal Oak didn’t suddenly end up with a complicated parking system. Over time, well-intentioned upgrades, new policies, and layered technologies created a program that no longer matched the way people experience parking day to day. What was meant to make parking easier had, in some cases, made it more confusing for customers and more cumbersome for staff.

Cranford, NJ — The Cranford Police Department has announced the installation of SafetyStick technology in targeted no-parking zones within the downtown business district. This initiative is part of the department’s ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety, maintain emergency access and enhance overall traffic flow.