To help alleviate the parking congestion near the County Courthouse, the City of Joliet opened a new parking lot on Chicago St. at Marion. However, rather than add to its' antiquated single space meter program or install an honor box, the City decided it was a perfect opportunity to progress into the multi-space electronic parking arena.
The Cale Compact BNA terminal installed will accept payment in the form of coin, bills, or credit cards. Staff will have the ability to receive alarms and produce a number of valuable reports through "WebOffice", Cale's back-office software system.
Total Parking Solutions, Inc will also monitor the terminal with WebOffice as part of their contracted support program. If everything goes as expected, the City will be expanding the program in the very near future. Two Local Villages Convert Municipal Parking Lots from Single Space Meters to Pay by Space Terminals For All the Right Reasons It has been nearly one year since the Villages of Hinsdale and Forest Park had installed Cale Pay by Space systems in their commuter lots.
Now that they have experienced the advantages of multi-space meters first hand, both Villages have now decided to convert some municipal parking lots as well. The convenience to their shoppers of allowing different forms of payment (especially credit card), the dependability of the pay stations, and Total Parking Solutions, Inc reliable support were main reasons for the changeover from single space meters. Total Parking Solutions, Inc Chosen by City of Lockport to Install Cale Equipment After reviewing bids and references the City of Lockport has chosen Total Parking Solutions, Inc and Cale Parking Equipment to replace the honor boxes with electronic payment terminals at their Metra Station.
To best fit the layout of the parking lots, two pay by space terminals will be installed inside the depot and two in the adjacent shelter. The commuters will have the option to pay at any terminal with coins, bills, or a rechargeable City parking debit card.
Activation of the system will take place in late June, and as always, TPS staff will be on site to assist the commuters as they familiarize themselves with the new system.