The future of parking is an Open Market

In cities across the world, the way we pay for parking is changing. The Open Market is ending the era of single-app suppliers and giving drivers real choice for the first time.

A smarter, more joined-up approach to parking

The Open Market is a big shift in mobility, unleashing competition between parking apps and reducing implementation and operating costs for cities and parking operators. It creates a unified infrastructure for parking payments that offers more choice and convenience to drivers, wherever they park.

Instead of selecting a single parking app for your city, the Open Market allows multiple parking apps to operate side by side, encouraging providers to invest in innovation and value-added services. It’s a smarter, more joined-up approach that’s already transforming parking in many other countries.

How the Open Market makes parking simple

The Open Market is supported by a smart parking hub. This simple and secure technology allows approved parking apps to plug in and access all available parking inventory. 

Drivers can then choose their preferred app, increasing digital uptake and giving cities and parking operators a more comprehensive, data-driven view of parking. And there’s no complex setup or lengthy procurement process – just an easier way to manage parking payments.

Drivers can pay for parking using their favorite app.
Parking operators (cities and private operators) benefit from cost savings and greater efficiency.
Parking app providers can offer better apps and value-added services.
Cities can access richer parking data to support local policymaking.

ParkMobile and Arrive: championing the Open Market for parking

Arrive is the overarching brand uniting the world's leading mobility solutions and in the U.S. it’s represented by ParkMobile. A long-standing advocate for the Open Market, ParkMobile is the app of choice for thousands of municipalities, private operators, event venues, colleges, and airports. ParkMobile combines U.S. leadership with Arrive’s global expertise to offer smarter, more connected parking.

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Discover the Open Market

Find out how the Open Market can provide a better experience for parking operators and drivers across the U.S.

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Asbury Park case study

Learn how a multi-vendor setup in Asbury Park has increased digital uptake and driver choice while paving the way for an Open Market.

ParkMobile and Arrive: championing the Open Market for parking

Parking operators

  • Make cost savings from improved efficiencies 

  • Remove costly procurement and complex legal processes

  • Enhance data analytics to support informed decisions

  • Increase resilience by having multiple suppliers to rely on

  • Streamline onboarding of new parking app providers

  • Provide more choice for drivers: happier motorists, fewer complaints

  • Free up staff time so employees can focus on other tasks instead of managing tenders

Drivers

  • Can use their preferred parking app anywhere

  • No need to download multiple apps

  • Access to additional services

  • Flexible payment options

  • Better connected to mobility services

  • Improved experience as more services become available

Parking apps

  • Higher competition driving better products

  • Invest in better apps and smarter ways to pay

  • Simpler, more stable business models

  • Easier for new apps to enter the market

Why the Open Market is the right approach

Municipalities – If your city supports greater customer choice and innovation, and you want to increase mobile phone payments, Open Market parking is for you. 

Private operators – If you’re looking for improved efficiency, greater resilience, and enhanced data to make informed decisions, Open Market parking is for you.

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