In addition to winning the International
Parking Institute’s (IPI) Award of Excellence for its Capital Crescent Garage, Montgomery County Department of Transportation's (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management also won a Parking Matters® Marketing
and Communications award, which recognizes outstanding parking related
marketing, public relations, or communications programs and campaigns.
Accepting the awards are MCDOT's Jeff Reise and Jeremy Souders. |
Using social media and its website,
the Division of Parking Management developed a creative campaign using colorful
graphics to promote its innovative programs. These innovations include solar
powered smart parking meters, electric vehicle charging stations, pay by cell
technology, real time signs and mobile applications that indicate parking space
availability in garages, a digital permit that eliminates the need for paper
permits in vehicles parked in restricted areas, a system that enables parkers
to preregister their vehicle and exit a garage without stopping to pay, and a
parking boot that allows delinquent parkers to pay their tickets by cell phone
without being towed.