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JustPark, a parking technology platform, announced the acquisition of Oobeo, a subsidiary of Toledo Ticket Technologies and provider of valet and permit management and contactless parking payment software. The acquisition supports JustPark’s North American growth strategy and expands its product offerings across commercial operators, municipalities, venues, and public and private institutions. Oobeo’s mobile-first platform serves more than 6 million users and focuses on valet services, on-demand payments, and permits for daily parking needs. As part of the acquisition, Mitch Carter, CEO of Oobeo, joins JustPark as general manager of commercial solutions to help scale the company’s U.S. operations.
JustPark also announced its integration with the ticketing platform Ticketmaster, enabling venues to sell parking passes directly within the ticket purchase flow. Venues can manage parking inventory, pricing, and payments through JustPark Suite while selling prepaid passes via JustPark Passes on both their websites and Ticketmaster. The integration launches at venues including Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon; Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis; and The Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), a provider of parking compliance solutions, announced the launch of Autostart, a parking management technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for gateless free-flow parking facilities. The system uses Paralign’s ARCFlex software and AI vision technology to automatically detect and verify license plate data upon entry and exit with 99.88% accuracy. Autostart automatically charges drivers for the exact parking duration via their preferred payment platform on an open network that enables parking owners to choose their payment provider. The system provides instant vehicle recognition, effortless payment for pre-registered users, real-time notifications through the facility’s preferred payment app, and precision billing based on actual parking duration. ARCFlex is integrated with more than 45 parking payment providers, with PRRS migrating payment providers to the Autostart system.
Ocra, a provider of parking revenue management software, announced it has secured $5 million in strategic investment led by Trestle Partners, an investment firm, with significant participation from existing investor MCR, a hotel owner-operator. This funding round follows MCR’s initial investment in Ocra’s oversubscribed April 2024 round. The funding will be used to accelerate product development and expand go-to-market efforts as the company achieved cash-flow breakeven while growing nearly 200% year-over-year. Ocra plans to expand its presence within hospitality and commercial real estate markets where demand for real-time parking revenue management is growing. The company also announced Anthony Broad-Crawford has joined as chief technology officer, bringing more than 20 years of experience in product leadership at parking companies including SpotHero, FLASH, and Parkonect.
Miami Parking Authority (MPA), the municipal parking agency for Miami, Florida, announced the promotion of Angel Diaz Jr. to chief operating officer (COO). Diaz previously served as director of operations, where he oversaw the launch of new technology initiatives and piloted programs focused on multimodal transportation and urban mobility improvements in Miami.
Arcadis, a global design and consultancy firm, announced it will implement CurbIQ, a curbside management solution, for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). Funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant program, the project will create a digital inventory of physical curb lane assets in Downtown Los Angeles, covering more than 200 curb miles, to support asset planning and management. CurbIQ’s platform integrates surveyed curbside data, demand analysis, and third-party city software data sources to help LADOT dynamically manage curb inventory in real time. The project aims to reduce congestion and optimize curb use in high-demand downtown areas in preparation for large-scale events including the 2026 World Cup and LA2028 Olympics. Phase 1 is scheduled for completion in December 2025.
TAGGR Solutions, a parking enforcement services provider, announced an integration with SpotHero, a parking reservation marketplace in North America. The integration positions TAGGR as an enforcement vendor option for SpotHero clients, enabling them to scale enforcement services into any market.
The parking reservation platform Reservations Lab announced that Tim Maloney has joined the company as chief revenue and partnerships officer and member of the board of directors. Maloney will oversee operator-facing teams, demand channel partnerships, B2B marketing, and customer service to drive the company’s growth. He will also play a key role in Reservations Lab’s current fundraising efforts and preparation for the launch of transient and monthly parking offerings in urban markets in the first quarter of 2026. Maloney previously held executive roles at SpotHero, Flash, and Propark Mobility, a parking management company, before founding Tim Maloney Advisory to provide strategic guidance to parking operators and technology companies.
PayByPhone, a provider of mobile parking payment services, announced a strategic global partnership with evopark, part of Scheidt & Bachmann, a digital parking technology provider, to join its mobility CONNECT platform. The agreement covers parking operators managing more than 1,500 off-street gated car parks in Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including key sites at major airports. The partnership enables PayByPhone’s AutoPay function, enabling motorists to enter and exit participating car parks without taking tickets, visiting payment kiosks, or opening the app after opting in through the PayByPhone app. The integration will first launch in Germany with other countries following in the coming months. The partnership aims to simplify parking journeys globally by combining PayByPhone’s mobile payment expertise with Scheidt & Bachmann’s end-to-end parking technologies.
PayByPhone also announced the University of Saskatchewan became the first Canadian organization to join its Meters for Trees initiative. PayByPhone will plant 50 trees in Alberta through partner veritree and contribute funds for campus tree planting.
Cole Ticket Solutions, a provider of revenue control consumables for the parking and mobility industry, announced it has been awarded a revenue control contract at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The company will supply revenue control products to support equipment from Skidata, a parking access and revenue control systems provider, at the airport. The contract marks Cole Ticket Solutions’ expansion into Texas as the company continues serving high-volume transportation hubs.
EnSight Technologies, a parking technology company, announced the appointment of Sunil Rawal as chief technology officer. Rawal will oversee the design, development, and deployment of EnSight’s smart parking technologies. He joins the company from Rawal Consulting Inc., a software development consultancy he founded in 2018.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers published a study finding significantly higher levels of fine particulate matter (PM) in the air near electric vehicle fast-charging stations compared to urban sites without charging stations. The study, published in Environment International, examined air quality at 50 direct current fast charging (DCFC) stations across 47 cities in Los Angeles County. At charging stations, daily concentrations of particles 2.5 micrometers or smaller in diameter ranged from 7.3 to 39.0 micrograms per cubic meter, while urban sites without fast-charging stations measured only 3.6 to 12.4 micrograms per cubic meter. Researchers believe the particles likely come from resuspension around DCFC power cabinets, where cooling fans designed to prevent electronics from overheating can stir up dust and particles from internal surfaces.
TAPCO, a provider of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and traffic safety products, announced it has completed the acquisition of Logix ITS, a provider of connected traffic solutions spanning speed calming, traffic flow, and parking technologies. Logix ITS serves customers across the U.S. and Canada under the Traffic Logix, All Traffic Solutions, and Parking Logix brands. The company operates a unified cloud platform powering thousands of traffic devices in the field and serves more than 4,000 cities, municipalities, law enforcement agencies, and commercial customers. The acquisition creates what TAPCO described as the most comprehensive ITS platform in North America, combining TAPCO’s vertically integrated delivery model including in-house manufacturing and distribution with one of the largest direct sales forces in the industry.
WGI Inc., a national design and professional services firm, announced the completion of the Autonomous Innovation Center (AIC) in Jacksonville, Florida, designed in partnership with Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the Vision to Reality (V2R) team. The facility is part of the Bay Street Innovation Corridor (BSIC), Phase 1 for JTA’s Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C) program. WGI provided full-service transportation engineering, architecture, structural engineering, MEP engineering, civil engineering, environmental services, and geospatial technology expertise to the project. The AIC will serve as a collaborative environment for startups, academic researchers, and major technology firms focused on autonomous vehicles, robotics, AI systems, and smart infrastructure.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), a technical institute for the precast concrete structures and systems industry, announced the release of the “PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete,” ninth edition. The design guide provides procedures for code compliance and efficient design of both architectural and structural precast and prestressed concrete products, aligned with the 2021 International Building Code. The handbook includes easy-to-follow design procedures, new and updated numerical examples, and design aids with expanded examples and straightforward design procedures. The publication will be available in hard copy or eBook format in November 2025.
