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Parking Management
for Cities & Municipalities

Smart parking solutions for municipalities and public institutions – transparent, citizen-friendly, and future-proof.

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Our Approach

Public parking shapes the image of a city – every day, for every citizen.

Municipal parking management is far more than revenue and occupancy. It is urban planning, citizen services, and mobility strategy in one. Designa delivers parking management systems that genuinely ease the burden on city administrations: fully automated operations, transparent billing, and live data for better decision-making.

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Solutions

Solutions for Municipalities

Hardware

The CONNECT Series

Vandal-resistant, weatherproof devices for public operation – multi-currency, barrier-free, and easy to maintain by municipal operations teams.

CONNECT GATE 600 CONNECT PAY 500 CONNECT LANE 600 CONNECT FOCUS LPR CONNECT E-CHARGING STATION
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Software

City Solutions

From ticketless parking with FREEFLOW to visibility in parking apps via PARKETPLACE® – modular software for modern municipal parking management.

TICKETLESS FREEFLOW PARKETPLACE® BOOKING MODULE RESERVATION MODULE PAY MOBILE CONTROL CENTER MODULE
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Worldwide References

40+ Cities &
Municipalities Worldwide

Designa supports more than 40 cities and municipalities worldwide in digitalizing their municipal parking management.

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City of Grand Rapids
Michigan · USA

7 urban districts, 3 parking facilities in the downtown area. Designa provides the infrastructure for the public parking management system of the City of Grand Rapids.

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Facility
Municipal parking management for the City of Grand Rapids with parking facilities across 7 urban districts, including 3 facilities in the central downtown area.
Solution
Centrally managed parking system for public and commercial parking spaces across 7 city districts, including 3 facilities in the downtown area (launched 2019).
7
City Districts
3
Downtown Parking Facilities
2019
Launch
Würzburg
Bavaria · Germany

Details coming soon.

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City of Adelaide
South Australia · Australia

9 UPark locations, 1 server, 2 technicians. How Designa centrally and resource-efficiently manages the entire municipal parking offering of the City of Adelaide.

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Facility
Municipal UPark program with 9 parking facilities – operated by just 2 technicians via a single central server.
Solution
Central management of all 9 locations via a single server infrastructure – resource-efficient and scalable, operable by just 2 technicians.
9
UPark Locations
1
Central Server
2
Technicians
Cairns Regional Council
Queensland · Australia

Lake Street Carpark and CPAC – two inner-city facilities, one system. Designa modernizes the public parking management of the Cairns region.

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Facility
Two inner-city parking facilities of the Cairns Regional Council: Lake Street Carpark and CPAC – both modernized with Designa in 2017.
Solution
Unified management of both locations with centralized control, tariff management, and operational overview via a shared platform.
"The new system has made managing our car parks much easier and more efficient."
Stef Baksaj, Cairns Regional Council
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Sites
2017
Launch

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Frequently Asked Questions about City Parking

Over 40 cities and municipalities worldwide – from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Würzburg, Adelaide, and Cairns – trust Designa for their municipal parking management, serving citizens, visitors, and commuters every day.

Yes: With TICKETLESS and FREEFLOW, vehicle flow can be fully automated; PARKETPLACE® automatically connects municipal parking facilities with app providers – without individual contracts with each provider; DYNAMIC PRICING adjusts rates in real time based on occupancy; and CONTROL CENTER MODULE gives operators a central management layer for all locations.

The City of Adelaide operates its municipal UPark program across nine parking facilities through a single central Designa server. This resource-efficient system enables just two technicians to fully manage all locations.

For cities and municipalities, Designa offers vandal-resistant, weatherproof hardware: CONNECT GATE 600, CONNECT PAY 500, CONNECT LANE 600, CONNECT FOCUS LPR, and CONNECT E-CHARGING STATION – barrier-free, multi-currency, and easy to maintain by municipal operations teams.

Designa relieves city administrations through fully automated operations, transparent billing, and live data for better decision-making – from urban planning and citizen services to mobility strategy.

Designa brings over 75 years of industry experience (since 1951) to municipal parking management. Today, more than 40 cities and municipalities worldwide – from Germany and Australia to the USA – rely on Designa parking systems.

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