How Technology May Just Change the Way We Park Forever

FOSTER CITY, Calif. – May 23, 2013 – Parker™ by Streetline, the award-winning real-time parking guidance app, was put to the test in several urban areas to see if – and by how much – real-time information is successful in reducing the time it takes to find that elusive parking spot.

A 2011 global survey of commuters in 20 international cities conducted by IBM found that in the past year, nearly six out of 10 drivers had abandoned their search for a parking space at least once and drivers have spent an average of nearly 20 minutes in pursuit of a coveted spot. IBM also found that a 10% reduction in congestion could increase local GDP by 2%, and with 30% of city traffic being from people searching for parking, the potential economic impacts of Parker are substantial. Additionally, vehicle emissions resulting from drivers looking for parking are so closely linked that a year-long study found that drivers in a 15 block district in Los Angeles drove in excess of 950,000 miles, produced 730 tons of carbon dioxide and used 47,000 gallons of gas searching for parking.*

Tracking both time and mileage by GPS, drivers sought to find parking near the same address in areas which Parker offers real-time availability. Group A had access to real-time parking data via Parker by Streetline, while Group B relied on good-old-fashioned luck. After 28 GPS-tracked journeys, Parker was found to have significant benefits for motorists in all areas included in the test:

• Driving time was reduced by 43% from 6:26 minutes to 3:41 minutes
• Vehicle miles traveled dropped 21% from 0.91 to 0.72
• Average price of space per hour was lowered by 22% from $2.68 to $2.10

Even more suggestive is the aggregate impact of this study if applied to a large user base. Using these results, if 100,000 motorists used Parker three times a week, the annual potential impact would be:

• 712,956 fewer vehicle hours on the road
• 3,021,964 fewer vehicle miles driven on city streets
• 177,763 fewer gallons of gasoline used
• 3,142,843 pounds of CO2 emissions reduced

To see the Parker study infographic, “Parking: The Good, The Bad, The Brilliant”, click here: http://www.streetline.com/parking-infographic-good-bad-brilliant/

About Streetline, Inc.

Streetline’s mission is to make smart cities a reality through the use of sensor-enabled mobile and web applications. Streetline’s pioneering technology makes the parking experience for consumers easier, while making cities and university campuses more efficient.

Already deployed in more than 30 locations in both the U.S. and Europe, Streetline’s patented smart parking platform detects the presence of a car through a network of ultra-low power wireless sensors located in individual parking spaces. Data from these sensors, or from counting equipment installed in parking garages and lots, is then made available in real time via various cloud-based applications, such as Parker™ by Streetline, the leading mobile app for consumers, and – soon – in-car navigation systems. Earlier this year, Streetline introduced ParkerMap™, an embeddable widget that allows merchants, universities, cities, and parking providers to easily showcase nearby parking options via any website.

Streetline is a privately-held company headquartered in Foster City, CA with smart parking deployments in Germany, the U.K., and across the United States including California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, DC.  The company was named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Transportation, as well as IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. Streetline was named Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ for Parker at the 2013 Mobile World Congress.

For more information on Streetline visit: http://www.streetline.com.

To download Parker by Streetline please visit: http://www.theparkerapp.com.

To access the free ParkerMap visit: www.theparkerapp.com/parkermap

To follow Streetline on Twitter: @streetlineinc

For more information contact:
Debbie Tanguay
press@streetline.com
(650) 242-3419

*Based on 2007 study by Professor Donald Shoup, University of California, Los Angeles

It’s impossible to live life uninterrupted when you’re circling the block for the 17th time looking for a place to park. Chevrolet is here to help you out: The 2014 SS Sedan will practically park itself. Using Park Assist technology, the car will assess spaces to make sure you have enough room to get in and out; take over the steering wheel once you’ve found The One; and guide you into the vacant spot.

Parking at Mississippi State University is now more user-friendly with the addition of a new parking guidance program on campus utilizing the award-winning motorist guidance application, Parker™ by Streetline, and parking publishing platform, ParkEdge™.

Your skill in understanding and playing organizational politics predicts multiple measures of your career success, according to author Gerald Ferris (Political Skill at Work) and other researchers. Streetline CEO and former SAP senior executive Zia Yusuf has also argued that business success requires both substantive knowledge and the ability to master organizational dynamics.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – May 13, 2013 – Parking at Mississippi State University (MSU) is now more user-friendly with the addition of a new parking guidance program on campus utilizing the award-winning motorist guidance application, Parker™ by Streetline, and parking publishing platform, ParkEdge™.

In collaboration with California-based Streetline, Inc., the new app and web browser tools provide near real-time insight on available parking, including policy information for specific campus lots.

Mike Harris, director of parking and transit services, said MSU’s unprecedented growth in recent years has created a challenge for students, employees, and visitors looking for available parking.

“We believe this partnership with Streetline provides immediate answers to questions on campus parking in a convenient format that’s accessible to all MSU stakeholders,” Harris said.

“We are excited to help Mississippi State University address their parking needs with our smart parking solutions,” said Zia Yusuf, CEO of Streetline. “The solution used by MSU is a prime example of the different ways a large institution can leverage technology to improve the way its constituents park.”

Successful testing of the program began during the 2012 fall semester with an expected outcome of both improving parking experiences and reducing the environmental impact of campus vehicular traffic.

Streetline’s innovative technology allows MSU Parking and Transit services to communicate parking information using their existing resources and infrastructure by leveraging the SaaS-based ParkEdge parking publication platform. Parking staff members monitoring the various lots can communicate space availability to the office, where the information is then updated via ParkEdge. Within seconds, the new parking status is available to users via Parker and the web based ParkerMap™. The Mississippi State University solution demonstrates how even simple uses of technology can help improve the parking experience for motorists.

Harris said the Parker app provides an easy-to-understand green-, blue- and red-color image that indicates available parking spaces. Campus lots that currently may be checked with the app include commuter, staff, and residential. For more information on MSU Parking and Transit Services, visit www.parkingservices.msstate.edu or call 662-325-3526.

To download the app, smartphone users should visit www.parkingservices.msstate.edu or search “Parker by Streetline” in the app store.

About Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University enrolls more than 21,000 students from all 50 states and some 72 countries. The state’s flagship research university, the institution is one of only 108 nationwide carrying the “very high research activity” classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Foundation also has designated MSU as a top “Community Engagement” university for its efforts in service learning. The university offers more than 175 programs leading to baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. In addition to Veterinary Medicine and Architecture, MSU’s other academic colleges are Agriculture and Life Sciences; Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering; and Forest Resources.

About Streetline, Inc.
Streetline’s mission is to make smart cities and campuses a reality through the use of sensor-enabled mobile and web applications. Streetline’s pioneering technology makes the parking experience for consumers easier, while making cities and university campuses more efficient.

Streetline is a privately held company headquartered in Foster City, CA with smart parking deployments in Germany, the U.K., and across the United States including California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The company was named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Transportation, as well as IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. Streetline was named Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ for Parker at the 2013 Mobile World Congress.

For more information contact:
Debbie Tanguay
press@streetline.com
(650) 242-3419

Just as SaaS has emerged as a dominant new force in enterprise software, mobile apps will offer innovative new capabilities and business models – and disrupt many old ones.

Award-winning parking guidance app for the iPhone features one-click turn-by-turn voice navigation, updated design, and more than 23,000 garage locations

FOSTER CITY, Calif. – May 8, 2013 – Streetline, Inc. today unveiled a new release of its award-winning parking guidance application, Parker™ by Streetline. Parker 4.0 is now available for the iPhone and features a clean, updated design; an easy-to-use side panel menu; and one-click turn-by-turn voice navigation—further enhancing the hands-free capabilities of the app.

Parker displays open on-street parking in real time, as well as available parking at garages and nearby parking lots, by tapping data from Streetline’s real-time sensor network in more than 35 locations globally and parking garage and lot data for more than 23,000 off-street locations. Since the app was first introduced in December 2010, Parker by Streetline has recorded more than 100 million parking  “events” and was recently named Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

“Streetline introduced the world’s first parking guidance app in 2010 and has since continued to spark the imagination for how technology can change the way we think about parking,” said Zia Yusuf, president and CEO of Streetline, Inc. “With this latest release of Parker, Streetline again raises the bar for what consumers can expect from parking guidance apps, making it even easier for motorists to locate parking so they can go about spending their time on the more important activities of their day.”

“With Parker, our goal was to go beyond just helping drivers locate a parking space; we want them to find the right space,” added Vito Salvaggio, Senior Vice President, Product Management of Streetline, Inc. “Parker allows users to search by parking type—metered space, garage/lot, ADA accessible, or electric vehicle charging stations. The app shows available parking relative to your current location and also lets motorists filter spots by price.”

Some of the key features of Parker 4.0 include:

• Real-time information in select areas to guide consumers to open and available parking spaces; Parker updates automatically when a car is parked or leaves;
• Ability to toggle between availability and price, including real-time updates as prices are changed or updated;
• Easy access to rates, hours, and time limits for metered, on-street, and garage/lot parking;
• Side panel navigation gives user access to filters, price toggle, places and satellite view;
• Search field with enhanced ability to find parking by address or points of interest (e.g., coffee, gas station);
• Enhanced filters allowing users to set criteria, such as EV charging stations, ADA spaces, on-street or garages/lots only, or specific payment options (coins, credit card, mobile payments);
• Park function allows user to note where a car is parked (and later find guidance back to the car), set reminders, and other options including mobile payment (where available);
• Ability to select display preference to show the number of available spaces or price;
• One-click access to turn-by-turn voice navigation that guides you to available parking

“In designing the app, we tried to focus on the things that matter most to the user,” added Salvaggio. “Because parking availability changes very quickly and drivers don’t want to show up at a space that’s no longer available, unlike other guidance apps that have emerged, our first priority is to provide accurate and reliable real-time data to drivers at all times.”

“Because there are so many little businesses downtown, we are essentially competing for customers. It’s important to do things to improve customer experience and get more people through the door. Apps like Parker by Streetline help us to do just that. Being able to direct customers to spaces right outside my store is one way to set Vanilla Moon apart from the competition,” said Christie Perego, owner of Vanilla Moon, San Carlos, Calif.

“Montclair State needed an app that lets our students know where parking is available. Parker was the logical choice. I like the new format and larger buttons in Parker 4.0,” said Perry H. Eggleston, MPA, Director of Parking Services, Montclair State University.

Lauren Blaine, President of Blaine Artist Management, Los Angeles, Calif., stated, “As a busy music industry professional, I have meetings with clients all over Los Angeles. This can be a very stressful business so the last thing I want to stress about is finding parking! Parker helps me quickly find a spot so I can arrive on time and make a good, stress-free impression.”

“I’m constantly exploring new restaurants and bars in LA and Hollywood, but parking can be a real pain – especially when I’m rushing to meet someone after work. With Parker I don’t have to get there early to leave time to find parking, I just open the app, park, and don’t have to worry about being the last one at the table!” said Jessica Hopkins, Executive Assistant, Los Angeles, Calif.

To download Parker by Streetline please visit: www.theparkerapp.com. Parker 4.0 is available today for the iPhone. Parker 4.0 for Android is coming soon.

About Streetline, Inc.

Streetline’s mission is to make smart cities a reality through the use of sensor-enabled mobile and web applications. Streetline’s pioneering technology makes the parking experience for consumers easier, while making cities and university campuses more efficient.

Already deployed in more than 30 locations in both the U.S. and Europe, Streetline’s patented smart parking platform detects the presence of a car through a network of ultra-low power wireless sensors located in individual parking spaces. Data from these sensors, or from counting equipment installed in parking garages and lots, is then made available in real time via various cloud-based applications, such as Parker™, the leading mobile app for consumers, and – soon – in-car navigation systems. Earlier this year, Streetline introduced ParkerMap™, an embeddable widget that allows merchants, universities, cities, and parking providers to easily showcase nearby parking options via any website.

Streetline is a privately-held company headquartered in Foster City, CA with smart parking deployments in Germany, the U.K., and across the United States including California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, DC.  The company was named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Transportation, as well as IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. Streetline was named Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ for Parker at the 2013 Mobile World Congress.

For more information on Streetline visit: http://www.streetline.com. To follow Streetline on Twitter: @streetlineinc

To download Parker by Streetline please visit: www.theparkerapp.com. Parker 4.0 is available today for the iPhone. Parker 4.0 for Android is coming soon.

To access the free ParkerMap visit: www.theparkerapp.com/parkermap

For more information contact:
Debbie Tanguay
press@streetline.com
(650) 242-3419

NOTE TO EDITORS: Parker 4.0 screenshots and reviewer’s guide available

Imagine never having to look for a parking space ever again. Imagine that from here on out, this problem is solved. Fast-forward to 2025. You’re driving from Brooklyn to Manhattan…because driving in New York City, and everywhere else, has become much simpler a task than it was a decade or so before.

We get to see a lot of exciting companies across a range of technology areas, so this month our Open Innovation team have picked out of five emerging innovation areas and some of the most exciting companies in each. The presentation below highlights some of the top innovative companies in Self-Healing Materials, Internet of Things, Education, Personal Manufacturing, and Civilian Drones.

The college parking blues: Lauren Bracco of Wayne knew them well during her four years at Montclair State University. “Parking was really difficult,” said the 2012 grad. “They even built a new lot my senior year, and it was still always packed.”

As advanced as we are as a society, one thing remains constant: The act of parking an automobile in a congested area is one of the most frustrating things to endure — both as a passenger (who has to listen to whatever­ verbal abuse is being unleashed) and as a driver (i.e., the whiplash you get as you scan for a spot).

There’s no need to dig through purses or pockets for change to feed the meters in an 18-block section of the Bronx. New York City has launched a pilot program that allows drivers to pay for parking by smartphone. The free app and payment processing service are being provided by PayByPhone, a company that has already installed the technology in cities like Miami, San Francisco, London, Ottawa and Vancouver.

Motorists Can Pay Remotely at 264 Parking Spaces Along 18 Blocks Near Arthur Avenue; No Coins, Credit Card Swipes or Receipts Needed

Online Map and Smartphone App Will Display Current Parking Availability in the Pilot Area, Efficiently Directing Drivers to Open Spaces

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the start of two pilot programs allowing motorists to pay parking meter remotely via smartphone apps and to view real-time curbside parking availability within the Belmont Business Improvement District in the Bronx. The parking payment pilot allows motorists to pay for metered parking via a smartphone app, the internet or by telephone for 264 spaces along 18 block faces, as well as at the Department’s Belmont Municipal Parking Field. This system, the latest in a series of advances to improve the ease and efficiency of parking in New York City, comes with no additional fees for drivers or changes to parking rates, and allows motorists to forego credit card or coin payments at meters as well as the use of paper receipts. The technology also will warn motorists when their time is about to expire via e-mail or text messages, and allow them to pay for additional time easily and quickly, up to the posted time limit. Interested motorists can sign up for the service for free on the PayByPhone website and register their license plate numbers and credit card information on encrypted servers and download the PayByPhone app. The parking availability pilot, a partnership between the Department of Transportation and vendors Streetline, IPsens and Xerox, uses innovative sensors embedded in the roadway to produce a real-time parking availability map viewable on the internet, smartphones and tablet devices. After reviewing the map before starting their trips or working with a passenger, motorists can head directly toward blocks with available spaces, reducing the time needed to hunt for spaces and the associated congestion as drivers circle for parking. Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Sadik-Khan were accompanied at the Arthur Avenue announcement by Belmont Business Improvement District Chairman Frank Franz.

“Today, we’re launching a pilot pay-by-phone parking initiative along 18 metered blocks in the Arthur Avenue Business Improvement District as well as an online parking availability map for the area that motorists or passengers can see on the web and on their smartphones,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “These new initiatives are just the latest examples of our work to bring parking and driving in New York City into the 21st century.”

“Parking is easier and more convenient when you know where to look for a space, and when you can pay with a click instead of fumbling for change,” said Commissioner Sadik-Khan. “Innovative technologies like these can help make one of the basic facts of city life a little easier while making our streets and commercial districts even more accessible.”

“Technology should help make our lives more convenient, and today’s initiatives do that by simplifying the process of finding and paying for metered parking spaces,” said Chief Information and Innovation Officer Rahul Merchant. “The pay-by-phone parking pilot and real-time parking represents cross-agency, cross-platform coordination at its best.”

“Using smartphone apps to simplify New York drivers’ daily lives is another step to New York City becoming the leading digital city,” said Rachel Haot, New York City’s Chief Digital Officer. “The City continues to champion the employment of new technology to make life easier for New Yorkers and this pilot pay-by-phone program will help to do that by transforming parking in New York City.”

After parking, motorists who participate in the PayByPhone pilot can then simply scan a QR code or use near field communication at Muni-Meters in the pilot area to load the PayByPhone app and pay for one or more fifteen-minute parking periods up to the maximum duration allowed under local parking regulations. Motorists without smartphones can pay from any touch-tone phone by dialing the toll-free number and entering the number of the nearest Muni Meter, which is clearly marked with a seven-digit identification number and visible from a distance, allowing motorists to pay without even approaching the meter. After payment, motorists will receive a confirmation via e-mail or text as well as warnings before purchased time expires, and they will be able to purchase additional time and extend their parking periods, making it easier for motorists to avoid parking tickets for expired time.

The app, payment processing and customer service will be provided by PayByPhone, the bidder chosen by the Department of Transportation following a 2011 request for proposals, and the service comes at no taxpayer cost. Pay-by-phone parking technology is expanding rapidly, and PayByPhone is an industry leader that has partnered with cities in the United States and around the world, including San Francisco, Miami, London and Vancouver. The company will also work with the New York Police Department, whose traffic enforcement agents will use handheld scanners to enter license plate numbers, which are instantly cross-checked against a list of all received payments on a given block three times prior to issuing a summons. In the event of a contested ticket, motorists will also be able to retrieve all proofs-of-payment from the iPhone, Android or Blackberry app or website and display receipts for the agent or as part of the ticket adjudication process. Users’ accounts will also retain the meter locations of recent purchases, making the payment process even quicker and easier the more motorists use the system. Additional information on PayByPhone and an instructional video outlining the payment process can be found at paybyphone.com.

The real-time parking map, now available on the Department of Transportation’s website and on Streetline’s Parker smartphone app later this spring, uses state-of-the-art sensors installed last year at no cost to the city in the roadbed along portions of Arthur Avenue and East 187th Street to detect the presence of a parked vehicle and wirelessly transmit data. The real-time map shows a color-coded display indicating the likelihood of finding parking on each block within the pilot area, which drivers can use to minimize the amount of time spent circling blocks and looking for an open spot. On these blocks, individual parking spaces will be marked in the roadway, increasing the accuracy of the sensors, though the map will not direct drivers to specific spaces within an individual block, given the high-parking demand in the area and the passage of time between checking the map and arriving at a destination. As this and the PayByPhone pilot continue, the Department will solicit feedback from users on how and when they use the services and how well the payment process and the parking map have worked for them, and will continue to work with vendors to refine both programs.

The pay-by-phone parking pilot and real-time parking map are the latest efforts to simplify parking and make better use of curbside space. The Department of Transportation has replaced single-space parking meters with Muni Meters citywide, introduced an online parking regulation map for motorists, and continues to analyze and update parking regulations on thousands of blocks across the five boroughs. With extensive community and merchant involvement, the agency is also expanding the Park Smart program to additional commercial districts, increasing parking turnover and making motorists’ search for parking spaces easier and less polluting. For more information on the City’s ongoing efforts, visit www.nyc.gov.

For more information contact:

Marc La Vorgna/John J. McCarthy
(212) 788-2958

Seth Solomonow/Nicholas Mosquera (DOT)
(212) 839-4850

Watch as New York City Mayor Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Khan unveil a new program to find parking, as well as pay for parking meters remotely via smartphone apps PayByPhone and Parker.

Planning a night out at the ballet usually involves travel considerations. Is it a Bank Holiday/will there be engineering works/how late do the trains run on a Sunday/will there be any point in taking the car ? The answer to the last question, in most major cities, would be no. Trying to find a parking space could take you as long as the journey itself, and it’s extremely stressful when you know you’re working to a curtain-up deadline that is immovable, rather like the traffic.

Learn how Streetline works with cities to place sensors in parking spaces and uses data to help drivers find an open spot with our app, Parker™, alongside our CEO, Zia Yusuf.

If you have driven into a town centre on a Saturday afternoon, you know the drill: head to your favourite back street looking for a parking space; then, when you discover the bays are full, join the holding pattern of other cars as they circle, waiting for someone to move. Unless you pay a premium for a multistorey car park, or steer clear of town centres altogether, joining a convoy of cars patrolling jam-packed streets in the hunt for a free space is all but inevitable. But this inconvenience could soon become a thing of the past, banished, with other driving annoyances such as wind-up windows, by technology.

Your site is a place where potential customers find out all the information you can provide about your business. This includes products, services, pricing, and a little bit about you. If your establishment is in a busy city, perhaps that’s not the only information you should display on your site. According to a report by the Auto Blog, 90% of the average car’s lifespan is spent in a parking lot.

After years of imagining, the Internet of Things (IoT) is finally here. The Internet is no longer limited to your laptop or smartphone. It’s connected to your body, regular household items, car, and so forth. Wish you could turn on your lights remotely? Done. Wouldn’t it be great to warm up your house on your way home? Got it. And devices like FitBit that are aimed at improving health by monitoring key activities are on the rise, as well.

Smart parking spaces that can automatically alert drivers when they become free are set to be trialled in the UK for the first time. Manchester City Council is testing the new technology, used in American cities, with electronic sensors placed in 200 parking bays. For six months the system will be free to use and will not cost the council a penny either as a trial. Experts behind the scheme said the app is voice controlled, so it can be used at the wheel, and it also works as a sat nav, directing motorists to the nearest available space.

Oregon State University takes you on campus and then through a tutorial in this informational video. First, OSU explains how they’re using smart parking technology and Parker™ to help students locate ADA spaces in real-time in various places throughout campus. After, they walk students through a step-by-step guide on how to use Parker.

MANCHESTER, UK – March 21, 2013 – NSL, in partnership with Manchester City Council, is all set to launch a fully integrated parking technology which will allow motorists to find a parking space using their mobile phone.

Already used in major US cities, the award-winning technology comprises electronic sensors, which are being placed in over 230 parking bays in Manchester’s vibrant Northern Quarter and Chinatown areas.

The simplicity of finding available spaces using the technology has been welcomed by US small business groups keen to attract visitors to particular shopping areas without them undergoing the frustration of driving around in search of a space.

By downloading the free Parker™ by Streetline app onto their iPhones and Android devices, motorists will be able to see in real time which parking bays are available. Also acting as a sat-nav, it can direct motorists to the nearest available bay using driver-safe voice-commands.

With an estimated 30% of motorists driving around in search of a parking space at any one time, the new technology will not only reduce time and stress, but the associated carbon emissions.

Businesses will also be able to link in with the system via Streetline’s ParkerMap™. This means that customers visiting businesses websites can see which bays are available, whilst giving parking bosses detailed information about what bays are being used when, and for how long.

Parker by Streetline was recently named 2013 Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ at the 2013 Global Mobile Awards, which were announced last month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

NSL’s Local Government Director, Nigel Coltman, said: “We looked around for some time for a smart, innovative and integrated solution that would work for motorists, parking bosses and the environment. With increasing vehicle ownership and congestion we have chosen the most intelligent and integrated option the market can offer. It provides local authorities with a much more efficient way of utilising their parking bays, whilst also delivering valuable analytics. We were aided in our search by our consultancy arm, the traffic and urban design specialists, Project Centre. This is the exciting next step, and we will be encouraging our other clients to share our ideas, and see the technology in action for themselves.”

“We’re delighted to team up with NSL to provide smart parking solutions for Manchester,” said Zia Yusuf, CEO of Streetline. ”Using sensor-enabled applications, residents can more easily find available parking and cities can now rethink one of the most pressing challenges in urban areas – finding and managing parking.”

NSL is the most experienced parking services provider in the UK, working in partnership with sixty local authorities. After some initial time passes and Manchester’s smart parking program is evaluated, NSL could roll-out the technology throughout the country, ensuring that motorists need only use one application to check spaces throughout the country.

Notes to Editors:
NSL delivers services in regulated public environments, where we provide the expertise to develop, resource, and manage complex outsourced services to achieve our clients’ outcomes.

• NSL employs more than 4,600 people and has over 100 offices throughout the UK. NSL provides tailored solutions for the following sectors:
  • Local Government – CCTV Monitoring control centres, and off-street enforcement services; NSL is the UK’s biggest employer of Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs), Parking Attendants, and Traffic Attendants. NSL manages over 500 car-parks and delivers effective traffic management enforcement services for most of the UK’s major cities, including Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, and London – where NSL works in partnership with 18 Boroughs. CCTV Monitoring control centres.
  • Health –non-emergency and specialist patient transport services. Car park management. Transport logistics and planning.
  • Airports – Passenger transport and related services.
  • Central Government – identity validation solutions, and back office business processing operations, including Shared Service Centres in Croydon, Coventry and Oldham for Transport for London (TfL), Local Government and the NHS.
  • Consultancy – NSL provides a wide range of consultancy services, including parking design, traffic modelling, urban design and road safety engineering.
  • NSL is an Investor in People Champion, and was awarded an Investor in People GOLD Award, joining the top 2% of UK organisations to have achieved the prestigious standard, which is given only to organisations who can demonstrate excellence in developing and supporting their staff.

The Parker application technology is owned and developed by US-based Streetline, Inc.

About Streetline, Inc.
Streetline’s mission is to make smart cities a reality through the use of sensor-enabled mobile and web applications. Streetline’s pioneering technology makes the parking experience for consumers easier, while making cities and university campuses more efficient.

Streetline is a privately held company headquartered in Foster City, CA with smart parking deployments in Germany, the U.K., and across the United States including California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The company was named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Transportation, as well as IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. Streetline was named Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ for Parker at the 2013 Mobile World Congress.

For more information on Streetline visit: http://www.streetline.com. To follow Streetline on Twitter: @streetlineinc

To download the free consumer guidance app Parker by Streetline please visit: www.theparkerapp.com

To access the free ParkerMap visit: www.theparkerapp.com/parkermap

For more information contact:
Debbie Tanguay
press@streetline.com
+1 (650) 242-3419

Venture capitalists are backing away from expensive bets on clean-technology plays such as solar power and biofuels. Increasingly, they’re turning to an emerging category called cleanweb, which requires relatively small investments because it uses existing technologies like smartphones and the Internet to help consumers and industry conserve energy.

New technologies like big data, sensors, mobile, smart grids are changing the way cities operate. Cities want to help you find parking spaces, avoid traffic jams, get instant help when emergencies happen. Some cities are really leading the charge with super cool projects that show just how wonderful city life can be.

A much-trumpeted ribbon cutting hosted by Washington Mayor Vincent Grey in July 2011 drew out the media in droves and launched a flood of news stories that continued for more than a year. But the ceremony wasn’t for a new government building, museum or bridge. It was for a parking meter.