Pensacola Beach Parking Management and Information

Project Description: Parking management and information projects being considered by Escambia County for Pensacola Beach.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• City of Pensacola
• Counties and Cities
• County and City Traffic Engineering
• Escambia County Area Transit
• Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations (TTO)
• Escambia-Santa Rosa Region Stakeholders
• FDOT CO
• FDOT District 3
• Financial Institutions
• Local Transit Operators
• Parking Facility Operators
• Santa Rosa County
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• PM01: Parking Space Management (Pensacola Beach Parking)
• PM03: Parking Electronic Payment (Pensacola Beach Parking)
• PM04: Regional Parking Management (Pensacola Beach Parking)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
actuate secure payment	Smart Card	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Planned
actuate secure payment	Vehicles	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Planned
interactive traveler information	Florida 511	Vehicles	Planned
parking area information	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
parking area management information	Escambia County Parking Management System	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	City of Pensacola Traffic Signal Operations Center (TSOC)	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	County and City Public Information System	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	County and Local Traffic Control Systems	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	D3SunGuide.com	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	ECAT Operations Center	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	EscaRosa TMC	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	Florida 511	Planned
parking information	Escambia County Parking Management System	Local Transit Operator Systems	Planned
parking payment instructions	Escambia County Parking Management System	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Planned
parking payment transactions	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
parking traffic information	Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
payment request	Escambia County Parking Management System	Financial Institution Systems	Planned
request for payment	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Smart Card	Planned
settlement	Financial Institution Systems	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
shelter request	Vehicles	Bay County Traffic Website	Planned
transportation operational strategies	City of Pensacola Traffic Signal Operations Center (TSOC)	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
transportation operational strategies	County and Local Traffic Control Systems	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
transportation operational strategies	Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
transportation operational strategies	EscaRosa TMC	Escambia County Parking Management System	Planned
traveler request	Vehicles	Florida 511	Planned
vehicle payment update	Escambia County Parking Area Equipment	Vehicles	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Bay County Transit Operations Center - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
• 1: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with traffic management, parking management, and event planning systems.


• Bay County Transportation Management Center - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).


• City of Pensacola Traffic Signal Operations Center (TSOC) - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 19: The center shall collect general parking information and status, including current parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).


• County and City Public Information System - TIC Data Collection
• 2: The center shall select real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, transit information, parking information, special event and incident information.


• County and Local Traffic Control Systems - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 19: The center shall collect general parking information and status, including current parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).


• D3SunGuide.com - TIC Data Collection
• 1: The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.
• 2: The center shall select real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, transit information, parking information, special event and incident information.


• ECAT Operations Center - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
• 1: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with traffic management, parking management, and event planning systems.


• Escambia County Parking Area Equipment - Parking Area Electronic Payment
• 2: The parking element shall read data from the payment device on-board the vehicle or by the traveler.


• Escambia County Parking Area Equipment - Parking Area Management
• 1: The parking element shall maintain static parking lot information including hours of operation, rates, location, entrance locations, capacity, type, and constraints.
• 3: The parking element shall determine and maintain the number and availability of parking spaces.


• Escambia County Parking Management System - Parking Area Electronic Payment
• 1: The parking element shall detect and classify vehicles entering and exiting a parking facility (vehicle size, type, identifiable features, etc.).
• 2: The parking element shall read data from the payment device on-board the vehicle or by the traveler.
• 3: The parking element shall provide an interface to the driver informing them of the success or failure of the financial transaction. This may involve a request for the driver to pull aside so the operator can resolve an issue.
• 4: The parking element shall collect data on payment violations and send the data, including images of the violator and the vehicle registration data obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office, to the appropriate enforcement agency.
• 5: The parking element shall manage the parking lot charges, considering such factors as location, vehicle types, and times of day.
• 6: The parking element shall process the financial requests and manage an interface to a Financial Institution.
• 7: The parking element shall support the payment of parking lot transactions using data provided by the traveler cards / payment instruments.
• 8: The parking element shall process requests for parking lot charges to be paid in advance.


• Escambia County Parking Management System - Parking Area Management
• 1: The parking element shall maintain static parking lot information including hours of operation, rates, location, entrance locations, capacity, type, and constraints.
• 4: The parking element shall share information with a traffic management center to identify queues at entrances, exits that should be used, and other information that supports coordinated local traffic control in and around the parking facility.
• 5: The parking element shall manage local dynamic message signs that display messages to travelers such as the parking lot state, number of spaces available, location of entrances, and current charges.
• 6: The parking element shall provide the capability to detect, count, and classify vehicles at entrances, exits, and designated locations within a parking facility.


• Escambia County Parking Management System - Parking Coordination
• 1: The parking element shall exchange parking management data with other parking facilities including location, hours, availability, status, lot usage, operating strategies, and charging information.
• 2: The parking element shall provide parking management data to traffic management centers upon request as part of the implementation of demand management programs in the region. This could include changes to hours of operation or pricing.
• 3: The parking element shall distribute parking lot information to traffic management centers upon request to support integrated regional traffic control and parking management. This could include information on facility hours of operation and current parking availability.
• 4: The parking element shall distribute parking lot information upon request to transit management centers for park and ride facilities, parking shuttle services, and other applications that integrate transit and parking services.
• 5: The parking element shall distribute parking lot information upon request to traveler information providers to support travel planning.


• Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 19: The center shall collect general parking information and status, including current parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
• 6: The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.


• EscaRosa TMC - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 19: The center shall collect general parking information and status, including current parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).


• Florida 511 - TIC Data Collection
• 1: The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.
• 2: The center shall select real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, transit information, parking information, special event and incident information.
• 3: The center shall collect, process, and store maintenance and construction information, including scheduled maintenance and construction work activities and work zone activities.
• 4: The center shall collect, process, and store transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, transit fares, and real-time schedule adherence information.


• Florida 511 - TIC Traveler Information Broadcast
• 4: The center shall disseminate parking information to travelers, including location, availability, and fees.


• Local Transit Operator Systems - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
• 1: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with traffic management, parking management, and event planning systems.


• Vehicles - Light Vehicle Basic Toll/Parking Payment
• 1: The vehicle shall respond to requests from toll collection equipment for credit identity, stored value card cash, etc.
• 2: The vehicle shall respond to request from parking field equipment for credit identity, stored value card cash, etc.
• 3: The vehicle shall provide an interface to the driver to make requests for advance payments of tolls, parking, and transit fares and present the status of electronic payment transactions.


• Vehicles - Light Vehicle Payment Service
• 5: The vehicle shall provide payment information on request under control of the vehicle owner/operator.
• 9: The vehicle shall receive and present to the vehicle operator the actual cost of parking used when requested by the vehicle operator.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• Proprietary Data - Proprietary Comm
• US: ATIS - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: ATIS - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: WAVE Tolling - Local Unicast Wireless (1609.2)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Travelers
• Pay parking fee using regional smart card.


• Financial Institutions
• Support financial transaction for parking fee collection.


• Local Transit Operators
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.


• FDOT CO
• Provide traveler information to the traveling public using kiosks at rest areas, visitor centers, and service plazas, or through vehicle information systems or personal computing devices.
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.


• Counties and Cities
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.


• Parking Facility Operators
• Establish a relationship with financial institutions for smart card payments.
• Provide parking information to the FDOT statewide advanced traveler information system (ATIS), local agency traveler information services, and private sector traveler information services.
• Provide the use of regional smart cards at facility payment instruments.
• Receive parking lot input from Bay, Escambia, and Okaloosa counties, and the cities of Pensacola and Tallahassee for traffic (and signalization) coordination at the parking facility and parking reservation requests.


• FDOT District 3
• Provide real-time traveler information.
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.


• Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations (TTO)
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.


• City of Pensacola
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.


• Escambia County Area Transit
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County Parking Management System.


• County and City Traffic Engineering
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.


• Escambia-Santa Rosa Region Stakeholders
• Coordinate traffic information with Escambia County Parking Management System.
• Share parking lot information with neighboring jurisdictions.