Borough’s Parking Flourishes with Fully-Integrated Parking Management SOMERVILLE CASE STUDYThe Problem: A Disconnected Parking System According to Halperin, the old parking meters were “...a very labor-intensive product that came with a cost.” The Borough had coin-only single-space meters in its downtown business district, and coin and bill-only pay stations in nine off-street lots. The meters came from different suppliers, and lacked a back-end system to consolidate parking data, provide analytics or alerts in real time. Configurations had to be completed by the meter vendor, which could take weeks, severely limiting the Borough’s ability to react to demand or introduce dynamic rates. The legacy system placed significant strain on the Borough’s limited operational and personn

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