Coming soon, the ParkMobile mobile app will allow Hoboken customers to use their mobile devices to easily pay for parking – Supplements the use of credit cards or coins

Hoboken, NJ – June 22, 2016— ParkMobile, LLC and the City of Hoboken announced today a program that will soon allow customers to use their mobile phones to pay for parking at approximately 900 metered spaces in Hoboken. The service will be launched over the next month throughout the city. Customers can pay for parking with their cell phone using ParkMobile’s mobile applications for the iPhone, Android, Windows 7, Amazon, and Blackberry smartphones.

To use the new ParkMobile system, customers can download the mobile app or register for free at parkmobile.io. Once registered, they can use the app, internet, or call toll free to 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 with ParkMobile 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 still apply and the app will not allow users to purchase more time than allotted by the meters.

“We look forward to launching pay by phone with ParkMobile to provide Hoboken residents and visitors with a new convenient parking option,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “If you decide to do some more shopping or stay for a movie after dinner, you will be able to add more time directly from your phone without going back to the meter.”

“ParkMobile is honored to partner with a city that is a progressive city,” said Jon Ziglar, CEO of ParkMobile. “We are thrilled to partner with the City of Hoboken to offer this technology, which enhances the parking experience by eliminating the need to swipe a card or feed coins to a meter. ParkMobile looks forward to working with Hoboken over the coming weeks to offer drivers a more robust means of parking.”

ParkMobile is in use in communities throughout the region including Newark, Union City, West New York, Bloomfield, Montclair, Summit, Chatham, Ridgewood, Glen Rock, New Brunswick, and other major cities including Pittsburgh and Washington, DC. In February, New York City DOT awarded a contract to Parkmobile to allow mobile payment at all metered spaces across all five boroughs.

With the most widely used mobile parking solution in the country and 5 million people using ParkMobile’s services over 30 million times per year, ParkMobile is excited to make a difference leveraging our large network of users. ParkMobile’s 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, and bills) are still valid for meter use.

 

About ParkMobile

ParkMobile, LLC is the leading provider for on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off-street 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 Nationwide Arena, to name a few. For more information, visit us at parkmobile.io, on Twitter @Parkmobile, or facebook.com/Parkmobile.

 

City of Hoboken Contact:    

Juan Melli, 201-923-9583, jmelli@hobokennj.gov