City of Orlando Parking Management

Project Description: This project would create a parking management system for the City of Orlando. The City plans on hiring a private contractor who will provide parking information directly to the public through a smartphone application. This parking management system will act as a middleman between private parking providers and customers, including traveler information for parking and payment.

Project Status: On-going

Project Stakeholders:

• City of Orlando
• FDOT CO
• Parking Facility Operators
• Private Sector ISPs

Project Service Packages:

• PM04: Regional Parking Management (City of Orlando Parking Management)
• PM05: Parking Reservations (City of Orlando Parking Management)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
parking information	City of Orlando Parking	City of Orlando TMC	Planned
parking information	City of Orlando Parking	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Planned
parking information	City of Orlando TMC	FL511	Planned
parking information	Parking Facility Operators	City of Orlando TMC	Planned
parking information	Parking Facility Operators	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Planned
parking reservation confirmation	City of Orlando Parking	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Planned
parking reservation confirmation	City of Orlando TMC	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Planned
parking reservation confirmation	Parking Facility Operators	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Planned
parking reservation request	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	City of Orlando Parking	Planned
parking reservation request	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Parking Facility Operators	Planned
transportation operational strategies	City of Orlando TMC	City of Orlando Parking	Planned
transportation operational strategies	City of Orlando TMC	Parking Facility Operators	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• City of Orlando Parking - Parking Coordination
• 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.
• 5: The parking element shall distribute parking lot information upon request to traveler information providers to support travel planning.


• City of Orlando TMC - 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.


• City of Orlando TMC - TMC Multi-Modal Coordination
• 3: The center shall provide an integrated operations strategy for the parking facilities in the area. These strategies can include dynamic adjustments to parking fees and restrictions, and other active demand management strategies.


• City of Orlando TMC - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 6: The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.


• FL511 - TIC Traveler Information Broadcast
• 4: The center shall disseminate parking information to travelers, including location, availability, and fees.


• Parking Facility Operators - Parking Coordination
• 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.
• 5: The parking element shall distribute parking lot information upon request to traveler information providers to support travel planning.


• Private Sector Traveler Information Services - TIC Data Collection
• 5: The center shall collect, process, and store parking information, including location, availability, and fees.


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

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: ATIS - Secure Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Private Sector ISPs
• Provide parking information to the traveling public.


• FDOT CO
• Provide parking information to the traveling public.


• Parking Facility Operators
• Provide parking information and parking lot reservation abilities to Florida 511 and private sector traveler information services.
• Receive parking lot input from the TMCs in the cities of Daytona Beach, Ocala, and Orlando; the FDOT District 5 RTMC; and the Orange County TMC for coordination of traffic and signalization at parking facilities.


• City of Orlando
• Collect parking information from Private Parking Facility Operators.
• Provide parking information and parking lot reservation abilities to Florida 511 and private sector traveler information services.