City’s New Parking Garage ‘Green’, High-tech

Feb 18, 2009 - Mayor's Office, Parking

Garage to Bring more Safe, Affordable Parking to Clematis, Downtown

The City of West Palm Beach’s new Clematis Street garage is open for business and ready to serve the public.  The state-of-the-art garage is environmentally-friendly, uses technology to make parking fast and easy for customers and brings hundreds of safe and affordable parking spaces to the thriving Clematis Street corridor.

“This new garage will bring more convenient and safe parking to Clematis Street, helping the businesses there continue to grow,” said Mayor Lois J. Frankel.  “This garage is also another step in the City’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and will help us reach our goal of reducing carbon emissions.”

The 600-space garage features a high-tech parking payment system, manufactured and installed by Scheidt & Bachmann USA.  The system gives customers the option to pay by cash, debit card or credit card.  Customers can pay on foot at walk-up pay stations rather than sit in an idling car waiting to pay, cutting carbon emissions and wait times.  The system also features re-useable plastic chips to track parking times rather than paper tickets, which will reduce waste.  Additional green features include energy efficient lighting and enclosed, secure parking for thirty bicycles to help reduce travel by motor vehicle.

“This state-of-the-art garage is evidence of our City’s commitment to customer service and innovation,” said Parking Systems Administrator Sue Olley.  “We’re already working to expand the use of this new technology to our existing parking facilities to make things even easier for all our customers.”

The new technology in the garage is expected to reduce customer wait times and also lead to lower equipment maintenance costs for the City.

City Parking Office Upgrading Facilities, Technology

Oct 16, 2008 - Mayor's Office, Parking

(Thursday, October 16, 2008)  The City of West Palm Beach Parking Division is moving into a new home that was designed with the customer in mind.

The Parking Division’s new office is located in the new 600-space Clematis Street garage, which will be opening to the public in the coming weeks.  The new office includes a larger customer service area with improved access for the disabled, a media center for staff training and energy saving light fixtures and bulbs.  The entrance to the Parking Division is on the Banyan Boulevard side of the garage.

While the Parking Administration Division moves into the new office, the Parking Administration Offices will be temporarily closed to the public.  The offices will be closed on both Friday, October 17, 2008, and Monday, October 20, 2008.  On those days, both the in-person and on-line parking citation payments systems will be suspended and unavailable.  The late payment schedule will be extended through this period.  Regular operations of the Parking Administration Division will resume on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at the new office located at 500 Banyan Boulevard.  Office hours are 7am – 6pm.

State of the Art Parking Facility Coming to WPB

Aug 30, 2007 - Mayor's Office, Parking

08/31/07 - As part of the ongoing effort to provide safe, affordable parking for downtown West Palm Beach, the City is building a new, state-of-the-art parking garage in the 500 block of Clematis Street.  The facility will be the City’s first fully-automated parking garage, and will include both retail and office space.
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Road Closings for 4th on Flagler

Jun 27, 2007 - Mayor's Office, Parking

06/27/07 – Motorists should be aware of the following road closures for the City’s annual 4th on Flagler celebration:
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