Street parking goes digital, but you’ll need Passport
Downtown Dayton has a new way to park, now that Passport Parking mobile payment is live at nearly 1,300 parking spaces.
Motorists are able to pay electronically with a credit or debit card by connecting with the Passport Parking app on a smartphone. Once an account is established using an email address or phone number, customers can begin a parking session by entering the zone and parking space identifiers posted at the parking site.
Parking periods can be extended remotely, up to the time limit posted. The Passport Parking app is free to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Users can also manage parking at passportparking. com. There is a 30-cent convenience fee per credit/debit card transaction.
“With the Passport technology, Dayton is dramatically improving the street parking experience for customers,” said City Manager Shelley Dickstein.
“The city will also manage street parking operations more efficiently under a single, centralized system.”
“Dayton residents, workers and visitors can now enjoy what downtown Dayton has to offer without having to dig for loose change or thinking twice about a parking meter running out of time,” said Mark Schleyer, Passport regional sales director.
“Passport is excited to partner with Dayton to enhance the customer experience.”
The existing cash and credit card payment option installed on parking meters will continue to be available. For more information on using Passport Parking in Dayton, go to www.daytonohio.gov/parking.
More than 800 cities, private operators and universities in North America use Passport’s digital platform as an end-to-end system for managing mobile pay parking, parking enforcement, digital permitting and other forms of mobility.