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PANGO PAY BY PHONE APP FOR ON-STREET PARKING NOW AVAILABLE IN PHOENIX
Mayor Greg Stanton, City Councilmembers, representatives from Pango USA and the business community gathered today in downtown Phoenix to announce the Pango pay-by-phone app for on-street parking is now available in Phoenix.
“This cutting-edge innovation is helping to create a great urban core in Phoenix that makes life easier for our residents and businesses, and coming downtown even more attractive to visitors,” Mayor Greg Stanton said.
With Pango’s advanced new technology, residents and visitors are now able to pay for parking at meters through the ease of a mobile phone app, add more time to their parking session from a remote location, track where they parked and also receive discounts from local participating businesses.
The system also will allow restaurants, shops, and other businesses to provide complimentary parking validation to their customers via prepaid codes.
The use of the Pango app is available for credit and debit-card enabled parking meters and within a few weeks will also be available for coin-only meters. All existing forms of payment (credit/debit cards and coins) will continue to remain in place.
The service, which is operated by Pango USA, is available via the “Pango Parking” smartphone app, or by calling toll-free 1-844-Pango44 (726-4644). The app is available for iPhone and iPad, Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile devices. Customers register their credit card and license plate information to create an account by visiting myPango.com. Each time a customer parks, the app or phone number is used to pay for parking by entering the parking space number found on each parking meter or pay-station sign. There is a seven cent fee for each transaction, which covers the credit-card-processing charge and other program costs. Customers may also select the option to receive text message alerts and reminders for $1.99 per month.
During the month of February, to support homeless veterans, Pango is donating $1 to Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) for every download of the Pango parking app and is also giving one hour of free parking to the first 5,000 to register for the Pango system.
As part of the program, Pango donated a check to Central Arizona Shelter Services.
“We look forward to being part of the transformation of Phoenix by making parking easier and more convenient for drivers in one of the top cities in the United States,” said Neal Edwards president of Pango. “We are also grateful for the opportunity to help the homeless veterans of Phoenix with the drive for Central Arizona Shelter Services, one of Maricopa County’s primary providers of services to veterans.”
“Phoenix works hard to keep our street and transit infrastructure safe and modern and this technology shows we’re using all the tools available to simplify getting around and encourage people to visit,” said Councilwoman Thelda Williams, chairwoman of the City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee.
“This is the kind of initiative that demonstrates Phoenix’s commitment to innovation and to finding and working with partners to make the city an even better place to call home, locate a business or visit,” said Councilman Michael Nowakowski.
“This popular app has been working for years in cities in the U.S. and worldwide,” said Councilwoman Kate Gallego. “It shows that we understand the value of our central city areas and are committed to making them better places to live, visit and do business.”
“This is a technology that will make it easier to live, visit and do business in our central city areas and builds on our reputation as a city that is using technology to be more efficient and responsive,” said Councilman Bill Gates, chairman of the City Council Finance, Efficiency, Economy, and Sustainability Subcommittee.
Images courtesy of the City of Phoenix.
