Canopy Airport Parking Expands Partnership with E-470 Installs automated billing equipment to serve ExpressToll and Canopy customers
Commerce City, Colorado – Propark America announced in a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday morning (March 25) that its Canopy Airport Parking facility, servicing Denver International Airport, has expanded its partnership with the E-470 Public Highway Authority to offer non-stop automated billing to ExpressToll customers.
ExpressToll is the automated toll billing system used by E-470, the Northwest Parkway and CDOT’s Express Lanes. ExpressToll account holders who register their transponder number (not their billing account number) with their Canopy 5280 frequent parker account will now be able to enter and exit the facility without stopping, in addition to saving 25% on parking.
Parking charges will be billed to the customer’s 5280 account with Canopy, not to the customer’s ExpressToll account. Billing to Canopy’s 5280 members’ accounts will utilize the same transponder used on E-470. This exclusive automation will allow for swift entrance and exit from Canopy Airport Parking, which is currently the only off-site Denver International Airport parking facility to utilize this technology. Canopy installed the equipment, although it was aided with counsel and vendor referrals from E-470.
“We’re really excited about this latest step in the evolution of our partnership with E-470,” said Lesley Byram, director of sales and marketing for Canopy Airport Parking. “The technology upgrade that was deployed at our facility is going to be a guest convenience that we believe will be very well received by the public.
“Through our long-standingpartnership with E-470, we’ve learned that people sign up for ExpressToll because they want convenience and they want value,” continued Byram. “Canopy sought to bring those same ideals to the airport parking experience, so that ExpressToll customers enjoy a seamless experience, from highway to runway.”
For a limited time, as part of the partnership expansion, Canopy Airport Parking is offering existing 5280 frequent parker members a free day of parking for opting into the ExpressToll Rewards program by adding their transponder number to their 5280 account. Canopy is also offering three free days of parking for customers that sign up for their ExpressToll account at the Canopy parking facility. Email 5280@canopyparking.com for more information on how this new partnership works or visit www.canopyairportparking.com.
Canopy Airport Parking, which opened in November of 2010, features geothermal heating and cooling, a wind turbine farm, solar panel fields and other advanced technologies, allowing Canopy to run on 75% less energy than comparable facilities. Canopy is LEED Certified Gold and one of North America’s first Demonstrator Sites of the Green Parking Council.
Propark America, headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, is one of the nation’s leading parking companies, providing full-service parking solutions across all parking markets. Propark operates more than 500 locations in convenient markets across the United States, and is a member of the International Parking Institute, the National Parking Association, and is a Platinum Level Partner of the Green Parking Council. For more information, please visit www.propark.com.
E-470 is the 75-mph toll road that runs along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. The road is not taxpayer-funded and is financed, constructed, operated and governed by the E-470 Public Highway Authority. E-470 is composed of eight local governments: Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, and the municipalities of Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Parker and Thornton.