Urban Data: Parking in the Ala Moana Neighborhood and its Impact on Mobility

Studies have demonstrated the detrimental effects that carbon monoxide emissions from motor vehicles have on air quality. On- and off-street parking have largely been a responsive municipal service. With the emergence of new technology and the immediacy of the climate change horizon, decisions at the local level can help increase citizens’ awareness of alternative options as well as set the criteria for forward-thinking parking regulations and mobility systems change. Can new technologies automate the collection of parking spaces in urban environments and which methods are suitable for which tasks?