PARKPLUS ORIGIN STORY
It all started back in 1968 when the Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) was formed with the mandate to implement Calgary's parking policies by managing on- and off-street public parking facilities, enforcement programs, and provide parking advisory services.
We've seen a lot of new parking technology since then, but one thing hasn't changed: our commitment to provide a cutting-edge solution to simply and efficiently meet the parking needs of Calgarians. To this day, the mission is still to use leading-edge technology to provide public parking on-street, in parkades and in surface parking lots.
In 2006, a new technology wave was coming, and the CPA wanted to be on the forefront. An RFP was put out for technology that had all sorts of great features and abilities - but there were no responses. The market just didn't have to offer the solution that we know Calgarians would want, and the one that would solidify the CPA as a leader in the parking industry.
So we got to work. Our in-house developers started from scratch and built a platform that could manage parking with a single identifier - the licence plate. Payments would be collected based on the plate, and enforcement would ticket based on the plate too. In 2007, the ParkPlus System was launched, with the City of Calgary as its testing ground.
As the system materialized and developed, so many things became possible. In fact, we're still developing new features to this day. We've built and upgraded an app, added an online residential parking portal, and so much more. Below is a timeline of how things have played out so far.
As exciting as this is, we're not done yet! ParkPlus has a culture of innovation and we're always striving to bring the best parking ideas and technology to life. One of the ways we do this is through top-down, organization-wide goal setting. If you want to see how we do this, check out our goal setting template below.
GOAL SETTING
Here's the template we use for our annual corporate goals and objectives. It's always good to know where you're headed!