Paris is in the process of updating and evolving parking facilities across the city with the latest innovations in smart technology. As local governments embrace the philosophy of smart mobility for smart cities, metropolitan areas, municipalities, and busy parking facilities, they are looking for future-proof alternatives to their existing parking equipment that they can monitor with confidence. Recently, HUB Parking Technology was contacted by two different organizations in the Paris area with queries about implementing some of the country most progressive parking programs.
These will serve as a model for other French areas to follow. Each day, thousands of drivers - both occasional users and contract users- cruise the Puteaux streets trying to find open parking spots, thus creating congestion in the busiest commercial and mixed-use areas of the Commune. The annual counter monitored through JMS totalled more than 24, subscribers and 54, occasional users. When determining the optimal parking management for each of the seven existing lots across the city, the municipality faced a three-pronged challenge: out-of-date technology, obsolete equipment and insufficient service.
This was exacerbated by the ever-increasing demand for baseline-level parking availability and flexible management. The goal, as stated by the management team of the Ville de Puteaux, was to deliver effortless access to parking to the thousands who drive around Puteaux daily, making it easier both to commute to work and visit the shops.
In addition, better parking services would also increase the economic activity and competitiveness of local businesses, making the operations more efficient and more responsive in terms of service. A few kilometers from Puteaux in Neuilly-sur-Seine stands the new headquarters of Sephora , the French brand of personal care and beauty that is present in 34 countries around the world.
The 15,square-meter HQ spans eight levels and has more than employees, most of whom drive to work. Their transport habits and preferences might vary over time, depending on their temporary assignments, holidays, and business trips, which makes it a challenge to keep the company parking allocation and the surrounding city streets free from traffic. Finding a nearby parking space can be stressful. Embracing the digitization of work and the evolution of urban mobility and its associated services, Sephora searched then a flexible solution with monitoring capabilities that could align to the dynamism and creativity synonymous with the Maison and to the expectations of its employees.
