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San Diego Installs Smart Parking Meters

The city of San Diego has begun installing new smart parking meters that allow payment by credit card. 200 traditional coin meters were replaced this week with smart meters as part of a larger project to replace 97% of the city's meters. The installation of smart parking meters was a priority of Council President Todd Gloria during his tenure as interim mayor. The smart meters will make paying for parking more convenient and help collect better parking utilization data.

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San Diego Installs Smart Parking Meters

The city of San Diego has begun installing new smart parking meters that allow payment by credit card. 200 traditional coin meters were replaced this week with smart meters as part of a larger project to replace 97% of the city's meters. The installation of smart parking meters was a priority of Council President Todd Gloria during his tenure as interim mayor. The smart meters will make paying for parking more convenient and help collect better parking utilization data.

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NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release: October 29, 2014 Contact: Katie Keach, 619-847-8274

Citys First Smart Parking Meters Installed This Week
Contract Approval Was Council Presidents Final Act as Mayor

SAN DIEGO (October 29, 2014) Council President Todd Gloria today announced the start of
smart parking meter installation in San Diego. This week, 200 traditional coin-operated single
space meter heads are being replaced with smart meters, allowing customers to pay for parking
with credit cards. The meters also allow the City to collect better utilization data to inform and
guide parking meter operations and Community Parking District strategies and policies.

Council President Gloria will check out the new meters and be available for media
interviews at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 30 in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue under
the Gaslamp Quarter sign.

This advancement is the result of his last act as the Interim Mayor on February 28, when he
agreed with the Citys Purchasing Agent to enter into a cooperative procurement contract via the
City of Sacramento for the purchase of meters from IPS Group, Inc.

Bringing smart parking meters to San Diego was on the short list of things I wanted to accomplish
during my tenure as Mayor, and I know San Diegans and visitors will notice the improvement this
week upon their installation, said Council President Gloria. San Diego is a city of innovation and
people here should not resort to the antiquated practice of searching for coins for parking meters.
With more user-friendly parking meters, customers will be able to more easily patronize the small
businesses throughout Downtown, Uptown, and Mid-City, contributing to the economic
development of our City.

Approximately 97% of San Diegos parking meters are being replaced. The new technology would allow
customers to pay for parking with credit cards. The smart meters use the Citys existing meter poles,
making installation easier and preserving useful current infrastructure. Smart meters are being installed
first in the Gaslamp, then other areas of Downtown. Uptown and Mid-City meters will soon follow with
completion of installation in early 2015.

The contract with IPS Group, Inc. is for an initial term ending December 2018 and may allow for
extensions. The cost of the parking meters was $3.8 million.

As the installation of the new meters nears completion, the City will initiate a pilot project to provide
customers with the capability to pay by mobile phones. This will give the City a chance to test out the
technology while providing another convenient payment option to our customers.


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News from
Council President Todd Gloria
City of San Diego

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