Bucheon-si Introduces Smart Parking System... Receives Presidential Award for Government Innovation

Procedure for Immediate Discount Service on Bucheon City Public Facility Usage Fees

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 2nd that its smart parking system construction project, promoted as part of the '2019 Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Construction Project,' received the 'Government Innovation Presidential Citation' in recognition of its contribution to national social development.

This award was given due to Bucheon City's efforts in introducing a public facility usage fee reduction eligibility verification service, establishing a standard for linking private parking service platforms and private parking lot information, as part of the smart parking system construction project.

Bucheon City built a database (DB) linking information provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's public facility usage fee reduction eligibility verification service with the city's own reduction criteria.

Accordingly, drivers eligible for reductions under 16 categories based on Bucheon City's parking ordinance can use public parking lots in the region and receive real-time eligibility verification and fee reductions through the public facility usage fee reduction eligibility verification service.

Bucheon City explained that this is because the system automatically recognizes vehicle numbers when entering and exiting public parking lots in Bucheon and immediately verifies eligibility for parking fee reductions through authentication from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's administrative information shared use system.

With the establishment of this system, the number of calls to the Parking Integration Center, which drivers used to confirm discount proof documents, has decreased.

Additionally, citizens can now verify their fee reduction eligibility in advance through the Bucheon Parking Portal System, enjoying various parking conveniences such as reduced exit times due to decreased waiting times.

Meanwhile, Bucheon City is also linking the smart parking system with Kakao Parking Service to provide a one-stop service, and is connecting local private parking lot information with private parking service platforms such as Kakao and Modu Parking, establishing standards and sharing and expanding them nationwide through open API provision.

Furthermore, within this year, Bucheon City plans to collaborate with Bucheon Urban Corporation to integrate a database of approximately 12,000 parking lots owned by private buildings in the region.

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