Case Study: Empowering Parks and Recreation Facilities with Cost-Effective Enforcement Technology
Parks and recreation facilities are vital community assets, providing spaces for relaxation, activity, and connection with nature for everyone. However, managing parking at these facilities can be challenging, especially when faced with limited budgets, non-revenue-focused objectives, and the need to ensure equitable access for visitors. To combat parking and cost challenges, ParqEx offers a low-cost enforcement technology platform tailored to meet parks and recreation facilities’ unique needs, enabling efficient and effective parking management while preserving community values. Read on to discover how empowering parks and recreation facilities with cost-effective enforcement technology from ParqEx can answer your parks and rec!
The Challenge: Managing Parking at Parks and Recreation Facilities
Parking management in parks often involves multiple aspects that lead to headaches everywhere. Some include:
- Limited Resources: With small ranger teams or staff overseeing large areas, limited resources lead to significant parking management issues and challenges.
- Seasonal Peaks: Higher visitor volumes during weekends, holidays, and specific seasons like winter or summer pose parking-related challenges, as more vehicles are parked around the park.
- Unauthorized Parking: Unauthorized parking is always a grievance for parks. It is caused by construction workers, nearby residents, or others misusing parking intended purely for park visitors.
- Non-Revenue Goals: As parks and recreation aim to provide vital community assets to everyone, their parking-related challenge is not to penalize people through citations and monetization. They would much rather focus on behavioral change.
- Budget Constraints: Budget constraints are a difficult hurdle for publicly funded organizations like Parks and Recreation, so they seek affordable and sustainable parking solutions.
Traditional enforcement tools often fail to meet these needs, being either too costly or overbuilt for the scope of operations, leaving parks and recreation facilities at a loss as to what is needed to accommodate their needs.
The Solution: ParqEx’s Low-Cost Enforcement Platform
ParqEx’s enforcement technology platform provides an ideal solution for parks and recreation facilities with its enforcer app, customization capabilities, admin dashboard, and low-cost model.
- ParqEx’s Mobile Enforcement App:
- The Parks and Recreation Parking Enforcer App is a user-friendly app designed for small teams, such as parks and recreation ranger teams and staff.
- The Enforcer App offers cross-platform convenience and is compatible with Android and iOS devices.
- Some Enforcer App features include:
- Mobile license plate scanning (Mobile LPR) and VIN scanning are used for quick vehicle identification.
- Real-time violation logging with photo and timestamp evidence allows a paper trail, detailed history, and a notes section for all ranger teams, staff, and enforcement officers.
- ParqEx’s Enforcer App has customizable workflows for warnings and citations based on park needs.
- Custom Ticket Design:
- The Enforcer App tickets are tailored to meet local enforcement requirements.
- ParqEx provides custom Parks and Recreation Parking QR codes and signs for parks so violators can access detailed information about their warnings or citations immediately online.
- Administrative Dashboard:
- The ParqEx admin dashboard provides centralized management of enforcement rules, properties, and team activity.
- The admin dashboard contains various reports to track violations, team performance, and parking trends.
- Low-Cost Model:
- ParqEx’s enforcement module is transparent and has budget-friendly pricing tailored to public entities.
- With minimal setup fees and affordable monthly subscription options, the ParqEx enforcement solution appeals to publicly funded organizations.
- With a firm understanding of seasonal peaks faced by parks, ParqEx provides flexibility to accommodate seasonal enforcement needs without escalating costs.
Case in Point: Park City Municipality
The Challenge:
A perfect example and case study of how empowering parks and recreation facilities with cost-effective enforcement technology is the answer for parks nationwide is Park City Municipality. Park City Municipality faced significant parking challenges across its 12 parking areas, including community parks and trailheads. Key issues included unauthorized parking, limited ranger resources, and a tight budget. Their existing enforcement solution provider, Roker, announced its closure, prompting the municipality to find a quick and affordable replacement.
The ParqEx Solution:
For Park City Municipality, ParqEx implemented its enforcement platform with the following highlights:
- Tailored Configuration: ParqEx onboarded 12 parking areas with property-specific rules and workflows configured specifically for property needs.
- Customized Ticketing: ParqEx created custom tickets reflecting Park City’s unique enforcement needs.
- Cost Control: The municipality’s budget is between $200 and $300/month, so ParqEx delivered a solution with a one-time setup fee spread across multiple months to reduce financial strain.
- Ease of Use: ParqEx trained the small ranger team with the already user-friendly Enforcer App to efficiently use the mobile app for scanning, logging, and issuing warnings or citations.
Park City Municipality Results:
- Increased Efficiency: A drastic increase in enforcement efficiency allows rangers to focus on behavior change with minimal administrative burden.
- Community Trust: Not wanting to dissuade the public, ParqEx and Park City Municipality ensured that warnings and citations were fair, transparent, and intended to preserve public access.
- Cost Savings: The municipality gained a modern enforcement system at a fraction of the cost of larger, overbuilt platforms.
Key Benefits for Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Affordable and Scalable:
- ParqEx’s flexible pricing fits budgets of all sizes and is perfect for parks and recreation facilities.
- As the operations grow at parks, options for future automation (e.g., License Plate Recognition cameras) as needs grow.
- Customizable Enforcement:
- With several enforcement-related workflows to choose from, ParqEx provides a tailored workflow to align with community goals and enforcement policies.
- Improved Visitor Experience:
- Proper parking enforcement at parks and recreation facilities ensures parking availability for genuine park users.
- Effective parking enforcement reduces neighborhood and traffic congestion caused by improper parking.
- Empowered Teams:
- ParqEx’s solutions provide simple tools for small ranger teams to handle parking violations effectively.
- With training and ongoing support included to maximize platform value, ParqEx is an excellent answer for parks and recreation facilities seeking enforcement help.
That’s a Wrap!
ParqEx’s enforcement platform bridges the gap between budget constraints and effective parking management. Our low-cost, customizable, scalable solution empowers teams, preserves community trust, and ensures parking spaces are used as intended. With ParqEx, you can be confident in managing parking challenges effectively.
Thanks for reading our case study, “Empowering Parks and Recreation Facilities with Cost-Effective Enforcement Technology.” If your park or recreation facility faces parking challenges and is searching for an affordable, effective enforcement platform, contact ParqEx today to learn more or to schedule a demo.