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Parkmobile and New York City Department of Transportation Have Partnered to Bring Mobile Payments to the Entire City

December 19, 2016

Parkmobile and New York City Department of Transportation Have Partnered to Bring Mobile Payments to the Entire City

The ParkNYC mobile app will allow customers to use their mobile devices to easily pay for parking at all on-street parking meters

New York, NY – December 19, 2016— Parkmobile, LLC and The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) announced today a program that now allows motorists to pay for parking using their mobile phones at on-street metered spaces throughout New York City. Customers using the “ParkNYC” app can pay for parking with their smartphones using a free mobile application available for iPhone and Android. In addition, customers can pay via web, including mobile web, at ParkNYC.org or by calling the toll-free number listed on the ParkNYC decals on the meters.

The program is being rolled out in multiple phases throughout all the boroughs over the coming months. The service will be available in all boroughs to allow motorists to pay for parking using their mobile phones at all 85,000 + on-street metered spaces throughout New York City. Each of the 14,000 NYC parking pay stations will have decals affixed to them in addition to street signage driving awareness and indicating to drivers the service is available. Currently, during the first phase, the service is available in midtown Manhattan.

The ParkNYC app functions similarly to Parkmobile’s mobile payment system and is simple to use. Customers may register online at ParkNYC.org or download the mobile app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Once registered, customers can use the mobile app, web, or the toll-free number to pay for parking. Enforcement officers will be able to see that a motorist has paid for parking using a wireless handheld device. Mobile app users may also choose to receive customizable reminders prior to expiration of their parking session. Time limits on meters as well as all parking rules and regulations still apply, and the app will not allow users to purchase more time than allotted by the meters. The ParkNYC mobile payment solution is an added payment option and is intended to complement existing parking payment options. All existing forms of payment (credit and debit cards, coins) are still valid for meter use.

New York City is joining a growing trend among cities, universities, and transit authorities to bring mobile parking services to its residents and visitors. By providing drivers with an easier and more convenient way to find, pay for, and extend parking, the City is seeking to significantly reduce the hassle of parking and improve the overall traffic, commute and parking experience. Customers will no longer have to walk back and forth to a pay station, wait in line to pay for parking, or search for coins, cash, or credit cards. In addition, the ParkNYC technology allows consumers to add time remotely, eliminating the need to predict the length of stay or return to feed the meter.

“With ParkNYC, drivers no longer have to scramble for change or even walk to a Muni-Meter to get a receipt for their dashboard,” said DOT Commissioner, Polly Trottenberg. “We are proud to have partnered with Parkmobile on this effort. With no added fees, mobile alerts that let you know when your parking session is ending, and the ability to extend a session without returning to your car, ParkNYC offers a great convenience to New York drivers, and we are excited that it will be available at every metered parking space Citywide by the end of next summer.”

The NYC Department of Transportation and the Mayor’s Office developed the app in collaboration with Parkmobile, the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off-street parking. Serving over 2,000 locations, including municipalities, universities, commercial operators, and transit facilities throughout the country, Atlanta-based Parkmobile is the largest provider of mobile payments for on and off-street parking and mobility-related services in the US. Parkmobile’s solutions are widely available in such cities as Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, and Houston. More than 5 million people use Parkmobile’s services over 30 million times per year, making it the most widely used mobile parking solution in the country.

“We are pleased to partner with New York City to deliver a faster, easier and more convenient way to park. Now drivers in New York City will be able to take advantage of our technology, which enhances the parking experience by eliminating the need to carry coins, swipe a card, print a ticket, or run back to the meter to add time,” said Jon Ziglar, CEO of Parkmobile. “New York joins the over 200 cities and 5 million people nationwide that use Parkmobile and we look forward to working with the NYC Department of Transportation to further innovate and expand convenience for people in the largest parking market in North America.”

About Parkmobile

Parkmobile, LLC is the leading provider for on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off-street parking and mobility related services. The Parkmobile network is available in more than 2,000 locations, including 36 of the top 100 cities in the U.S. Parkmobile’s services include on-street parking, off-street parking, airport and event reservations, and municipal parking permit solutions. Parkmobile serves over 20 airports as well as provides reserved parking solutions for private operators, the Super Bowl, the College Football Championship Series, Fenway Park, Nationwide Arena, and Soldier Field to name a few. For more information, visit us at www.parkmobile.com, on Twitter @Parkmobile, or facebook.com/Parkmobile.

Marketing contact:

marketing@parkmobileglobal.com

Icon Parking Signs An Exclusive Advertising Anchor Tenancy In Playbill Passport

February 19, 2016

Mobile app will steer theatergoers to discounted parking nearby

Icon Parking Systems, New York’s leading parking company, announces that it has signed an exclusive annual advertising contract with Playbill Inc. to be one of the anchor tenants in its newly introduced mobile app, Playbill Passport.

Playbill Inc. is the publisher of the iconic program exclusively servicing all Broadway theatres, and has recently announced a partnership with Broadway Voice Inc. and the launch of its first-ever app called Playbill Passport, a mobile, interactive companion to the classic Playbill magazine. Icon Parking Systems, as one of the anchor tenants, will now be able to exclusively provide Broadway theatregoers that have Playbill Passport and are driving to the theatre, a fully integrated and seamless solution that will take the headaches out of knowing where to park in the theatre district.

The advertising deal will be introduced in phases during 2016. The first phase has already been introduced that includes a full run app advertising program that offers drivers who have Playbill Passport a discounted offer to park in any Icon parking facility in the city. Additionally, Icon is optimizing Playbill Passport’s technology by using its location and proximity-based technology to alert drivers with a push message and discount coupon to park when they are within a one block radius of an Icon garage within the Times Square area. Subsequent phases to be introduced later in the year will incorporate the Icon API giving drivers a complete parking tool within the Playbill Passport user interface that will include maps, directions and reservations.

“Icon is delighted to be partnering with a theater industry legend like Playbill,” said Jerry Skillett, CEO of Icon Parking Systems. “Their Passport interactive app opens a whole new world to the theater experience by leveraging cutting edge technology to deliver an unprecedented experience to the theatre patron. Participating with Passport provides Icon customers easier access to closer Broadway Theatre Parking, a real benefit for those busy Broadway nights. We are excited about this partnership and the potential it holds for New York.”

“Playbill Passport allows us to expand on the services we’ve been offering to Broadway audiences for over 130 years,” said Philip Birsh, President and CEO of Playbill. “Broadway just had its best-attended and highest-grossing year to date. We are in the midst of an exciting theatrical renaissance. Times Square is booming with new businesses, thousands of offerings and no real touchstone to maximize the experience. Theatergoers have come to rely on their Playbill and the information therein for over a century. Playbill Passport will expand on that service by giving audiences a way to learn and interact with the show they are seeing, attend other shows of interest, obtain practical theatre-related information, use discounts, and take advantage of all Times Square has to offer.”

Playbill Passport is currently available in the iTunes app store. An Android edition will be launched in 2016.

About Icon Parking Systems

Icon Parking Systems is the premier provider of parking services in New York City. The Company has been in business for more than 50 years and operates over 200 parking facilities in virtually all of Manhattan’s most high profile, prestigious neighborhoods and business districts. Icon Parking Systems is on the forefront of providing unsurpassed value to city residents, commuters and visitors to the City’s numerous restaurants, Broadway theatres and concert halls, event destinations, shopping outlets and medical facilities by continuing to deliver affordable parking and prompt and courteous service. For more information, please visit www.IconParking.com.

About Playbill Inc.

Since its inception in 1884, Playbill has become synonymous with the legitimate theatre and is an internationally known trademark and symbol of the arts. Playbill Magazine, which can be found in theatres and classical arts venues throughout the country, proudly serves every Broadway house as well as the country’s most prestigious fine arts institutions, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. In 2016 Playbill presses will roll out 3.5 million programs monthly for nearly 100 theatres in 24 cities. Playbill.com was established in 1994 and has since grown to become the leading source of theatre information on the web and has expanded to a suite of online offerings including Playbill Vault, Playbill EDU, Playbillder, and more. Visit www.playbill.com for more information.

About Broadway Voice Inc.

Broadway Voice is a technology media company that provides state-of-the-art mobile solutions to the live theatre industry. Using a complete suite of integrated technologies for Apple iOS and Google Android, Broadway Voice seeks to engage Broadway theatergoers in an amazing, social infotainment experience creating a one-of-a-kind, and all immersive, contextual and personal mobile interaction that drives significant social engagement and entirely changes how audiences view live theatre. Visit www.bwayvoice.com for more information.

For Icon Parking: Jerry Skillett, jskillett@iconparking.com, 212.686.9800
For Broadway Voice: Anhthu Nguyen, anguyen@bwayvoice.com, 212.655.9883

PARKMOBILE RECEIVES NOTICE OF AWARD BY NEW YORK CITY DOT AS EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER OF MOBILE PARKING PAYMENTS FOR ON-STREET METERED SPACES

February 17, 2016

New York City Department of Transportation Registers Into Contract With Parkmobile to Enable Payments via Mobile Phones at All 85,000 City Metered Parking Spaces Across All 5 Boroughs

New York, NY – February 17, 2016— The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and Parkmobile, LLC have registered into a contract which will implement a program that will allow motorists to pay for parking using their mobile phones at all of the 85,000 on-street metered spaces throughout New York City.

New York City is joining a growing trend among cities, universities, and transit authorities to bring mobile parking services to its residents and visitors. By providing drivers with an easier and more convenient way to find, pay for, and extend parking, the City is seeking to significantly reduce the hassle of parking and improve the overall travel experience. Customers will no longer have to walk back and forth to a pay station, wait in line to pay for parking, or search for coins, cash, or credit cards. In addition, the Parkmobile technology allows consumers to add time remotely, eliminating the need to predict the length of stay or return to feed the meter.

The NYC Department of Transportation and the Mayor’s Office are developing the app in collaboration with Parkmobile, the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and offstreet parking. Serving over 2,000 locations, including municipalities, universities, commercial operators, and transit facilities throughout the country, Atlanta-based Parkmobile is the largest provider of mobile payments for on and off-street parking and mobility-related services in the US. Parkmobile’s solutions are widely available in such cities as Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, and Houston. More than 4 million people use Parkmobile’s services over 25 million times per year, making it the most widely used mobile parking solution in the country.

All of the 14,000 NYC parking pay station meters will have decals affixed to them in addition to street signage indicating to drivers the service is available. To use the new system, customers will simply download the app and register for free, and for those without a smartphone, registration is also available over the phone. Once registered, they can use the mobile app, internet, or call toll free to start and pay for parking. After setting up their account, customers can immediately begin using the system with their registered mobile device. Enforcement officers will be able to see that a motorist has paid for parking using a wireless handheld device. Mobile app users may also choose to receive alerts and reminders 15 minutes prior to expiration of their parking session. Time limits on meters as well as all parking rules/regulations still apply, and the app will not allow users to purchase more time than allotted by the meters.

“We are thrilled to partner with the New York City DOT to improve the lives of motorists traveling in the City by delivering easier, more convenient, and more flexible parking solutions,” said Jon Ziglar, Parkmobile’s CEO. “Parkmobile has been selected as the exclusive mobile parking payment provider for 35 of the top 100 cities in the US, making the Parkmobile network the most expansive in the country. The breadth of our network, including on-street and off-street parking, universities, municipal transit decks, airports, and event venues, enables motorists to travel the country and enjoy the same convenience wherever they go.”

The mobile payment solution is an added payment option and is intended to complement existing parking payment options. All existing forms of payment (credit and debit cards, cash, coins) will still be valid for meter use.

About Parkmobile

Parkmobile, LLC is the leading provider for on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and offstreet parking. Their services have been adopted in more than 2,000 locations, including 35 of the top 100 cities in the U.S. by millions of registered users. Parkmobile’s services include on-street parking, off-street parking deck, airport and event reservations and municipal parking permit solutions. Parkmobile serves over 20 airports as well as provides reserved parking solutions for private operators, the Super Bowl, the College Football Championship Series, Fenway Park, FedEx Field and the Barclays Center, to name a few. For more information, visit us at www.parkmobile.com, on Twitter @Parkmobile, or facebook.com/Parkmobile.