The Seattle Department of Transportation and its contractor will replace the city’s older pay stations with new, improved pay stations starting Monday, April 13. Reporters and photographers are invited to observe the installation and to interview SDOT and contractor representatives at the work site.

WHAT: Install of the first new “smart” pay station

WHEN: Monday, April 13, 1 p.m.,

WHERE: East side of Occidental Avenue South, just north of Railroad Way South, adjacent
to Century Link Field

The City of Seattle selected the IPS Group to replace or retrofit all 2,200 of the City’s on-street parking pay stations, currently scheduled for completion by the end of 2016. The IPS Group has a long-term commitment to technological innovation and improving the customer experience.

The new “MSI” pay stations will provide a higher level of customer service and communications reliability. Credit card transactions will be faster. New credit card readers allow the user to maintain control of their card, so they will no longer get stuck in pay stations.

New back-office software will improve our ability to detect problems remotely and fix them faster. Changes to rates can be made wirelessly from the office to improve SDOT’s responsiveness to changes in parking demand.

The new pay stations will also allow for “time of day” pricing, to allow for lower parking rates in the morning or other times of less demand.