Parking violations continue to be a problem for most cities and towns. And as these cities and towns grow, so has the need to effectively manage and enforce parking via a reliable and transparent system that drives compliance and grows your revenue, and improves your team’s overall performance and experience. Passport’s digital enforcement solution empowers […]
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Passport recently surveyed more than 8,000 parking officials including municipalities, parking authorities and universities from across the U.S. to report on their enforcement experience. Bob Shepard, Passport’s VP of Product dove into the results and analyzed some key findings from the report including: improving overall enforcement goals increasing overall collection compliance goals implementing key integrations […]
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How cities can centralize parking data to make smarter economic decisions Congestion, safety, revenue, sustainability and equitable access are all issues cities want to address, but are in dire need of better parking and mobility data to make well-informed decisions on those issues. The great news is that there are more and more resources available […]
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Passport recently hosted its regional Forward Summit event in Raleigh, N.C., a thought leadership conference where industry experts and city leaders gathered to connect and learn about innovative methods and tools shaping the future of mobility. The one-day event was filled with engaging panel discussions and kicked off with a keynote address on digital city […]
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While the COVID-19 pandemic forced the enforcement portion of the parking industry to rethink and adapt to changing consumer preferences, the evolution of enforcement had already taken off well before then. The ability to make digital payments, for example, has made life easier not just for parkers, but also those administering enforcement. Passport’s 2022 Enforcement […]
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Managing violations for rental cars could take a city tons of hours and full-time employees. Additionally, a majority of citations issued to rental cars often go unpaid. To help combat that, Passport has now integrated with VERRA — a processor for rental car agencies such as Hertz, Avis and Budget. VERRA either pays the citation […]
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Charlotte, N.C. (March 7, 2022) — Passport, a transportation software and payments company, is pleased to announce Brian Pagels has been appointed Senior Vice President Sales and Bengt Horsma as Senior Vice President Payments. As SVP Sales, Pagels will play a key role in expanding Passport’s client base with the sales team, as well as […]
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It all begins with city leaders leveraging better mobility data to make informed policy decisions. That was the general consensus during a recent virtual panel discussion moderated by Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, advisor to Passport and professor of Government at the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy. He was joined by industry experts to discuss how […]
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After months of negotiations, Congress approved the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF). The legislation was signed into law on November 15, 2021 by President Biden and is aimed at modernizing the nation’s physical infrastructure. It marks one of the largest investments in U.S. infrastructure history. […]
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The average medium sized city writes on average 90K citations a year, with a payment rate of about 74%. That means if the average citation is $55 a city could be losing up to $1.3M a year on unpaid fines. By increasing compliance by just 1%, cities could gain back $51,500 in additional revenue. The […]
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