Utah Eases Parking Congestion Near Zion National Park

Flowbird, the new name of recently merged parking and transit ticketing leaders Parkeon and Cale, has announced that the company will be implementing a new paid parking system in the Town of Springdale, UT.  The paid parking system will allow Springdale to easily manage and control parking inventory while providing a positive visitor experience for patrons. 

The Town of Springdale serves as the gateway entrance to Zion National Park, which welcomes over 4 million visitors per year. Free parking with no time limits has proven difficult to manage. The Town’s parking fee structure will be designed to free up on-street parking spaces.

“We want to encourage people to park in off-street parking lots so those lots fill up first,” said Tom Dansie, Community Development Director for the Town of Springdale.

In addition to helping control where vehicles park, the new system will help the Town improve its infrastructure.  Revenue from the parking system will go towards capital costs and operating expenses.  Excess revenue will go towards future transportation projects.

“The Springdale community sees this project as a way to build for a better transportation future,” said Dansie.

The new parking system will be completely cashless, consisting of Flowbird’s Parkeon StradaPAL multi-space pay stations, and Whoosh! mobile payment application. The system will function using Pay-by-Plate technology, using a customer’s individual license plate for enforcement. This makes it possible for mobile app users to get notified when their parking time is about to expire and extend their time right from the app.

Flowbird’s Parkeon system was selected for several factors including the company’s excellent reputation, years of experience, and strong customer service.  The system is expected to be deployed by mid-April.

About Flowbird

FLOWBIRD operates in over 5,000 towns and cities in 70 countries. The company is constantly innovating and breaking new ground to help provide solutions. The merger of Parkeon and Cale, announced in January, will enable us to combine our expertise and accelerate our investments into products and services that, through digitalization, technology and innovation, will help us to improve individual journey experiences and make our communities better.

About Cale 

Cale offers innovative and efficient parking and transit payment solutions to improve urban mobility for Smart Cities. From the start in 1955, Cale has developed into a world leading brand within the parking business, with a turnover close to a billion SEK. Cale has subsidiaries, distributors and customers all around the world. Cale specializes in customizing technology, may it be for parking terminals, mobile payment solutions, transaction handling or centralized software systems, and converts this into functionality, always with the highest possible focus on the parking operator as well as the driver.

You are welcome to visit our website, www.calegroup.se, to read more about our products and services, or feel free to contact us.

About Parkeon 

Parkeon is a key player in the area of urban mobility. By offering a unique range of solutions for parking management and transport ticketing, Parkeon now has operations in 60 countries and is accelerating growth in the emerging markets in Eastern Europe, Asia and South America. Its capacity to innovate continually is demonstrated every day. Parkeon Parking and Transportation solutions are facilitating mobility in more than 4000 cities.