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Zoetermeer, the third largest city in the South Holland province of The Netherlands, becomes the country\u2019s first to install a smart parking system as workers begin embedding the round, wireless parking sensors<\/a> into each parking space in the city\u2019s center.<\/p>\n

Once embedded, the sensors work by detecting a vehicle\u2019s presence, information it then sends to a central server. That real-time data is then shown on electronic displays along access roads to Zoetermeer\u2019s city center, letting motorists know where spaces are taken and where they\u2019re free. The information can also be accessed via smartphone apps and in-car navigation systems.<\/p>\n

\"Rooftops<\/a>

The 120,000-odd residents of Zoetermeer – just outside the Hague – are about to get the Netherlands’s first smart parking system. From Flickr’s facemepls<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Zoetermeer\u2019s initiative responds to a nationwide request from the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment to make parking data publicly available. By telling drivers where they might find parking, policymakers hope to alleviate the stress of driving in business districts, where competition for parking can be fierce and frustrated motorists can find themselves circling blocks repeatedly. Easily guiding them to available parking spots will reduce carbon emissions and stimulate the economic development of city centers, say advocates of so-called \u201cintelligent\u201d parking systems.<\/p>\n

That argument has been gaining ground among policymakers who have observed public life in Europe degrade as traffic has increased congestion, reduced street safety, contributed to air and noise pollution, and encroached upon public gathering places.<\/p>\n

Already change is afoot among those who wish to reverse the trends. South of Zoetermeer in Breda,\u00a0a canal that had been drained for the construction of a 200-space underground parking facility was restored and on-street parking removed and replaced by a pedestrian promenade. City officials decided the underground parking didn\u2019t justify losing the waterfront. Today the site is a popular destination.<\/p>\n

And in Amsterdam, almost all license plates are digitized. This allows law enforcement officials to scan cars, rapidly photograph offenders\u2019 vehicles, and assess whether they comply with parking rules.<\/p>\n

The companies that developed the technology behind Zoetermeer\u2019s effort are seasoned service providers. Vialis, for instance, works with many Dutch cities that want to achieve dynamic traffic management, a traffic management system that combines simulation models with real-time traffic and origin-destination information to predict travel times and network flow patterns. For North-Holland Purmerend, for example, the company installed a Dynamic Route Information Panel (DRIP) to help drivers figure out which routes to Amsterdam would be fastest.<\/p>\n

Nedap AVI, which created SENSIT, the network of wireless parking sensors being installed in Zoetermeer\u2019s parking spaces, is similarly experienced. The company provided the wireless parking sensors behind the Shop & Go program of Kortrijk, Belgium. There, the sensors detect when vehicles have overstayed the half hour of free parking that the city offers in certain commercial areas.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the two companies\u2019 collaboration in creating and then implementing a \u201csmart parking\u201d solution\u2014the combination of Vialis\u2019s dynamic traffic management system and Nedap\u2019s wireless parking sensors\u2014netted them the Innovation Award this year at Parkeervak, the Dutch premier parking event.<\/p>\n

Their work in Zoetermeer is expected to be fully operational by mid-October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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