Commuter Parking Information System (CPIS)
Overview
Commuters often base their travel decisions on their awareness of available options, their knowledge of current conditions and personal preferences. The goal of the Commuter Parking Information System (CPIS) is to improve the commuter’s decision-making context so that they are more likely to choose a trip that includes a shared mode, thereby reducing congestion.
CPIS aims to reduce single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips, facilitate multi-modal trips, and maximize value of existing investments in commuter lots. The project plans to accomplish these goals by helping commuters choose among multiple options to park their vehicles and then transfer to transit or shared-use vehicles. Providing information on and confidence in parking availability will encourage drivers to use commuter parking lots and shared mode transportation during parts of their trips.
CPIS is comprised of five sub-projects: (i) incorporating existing parking data into the Data-Exchange Platform (DEP), (ii) providing smart parking insight (see explanation below), (iii) validating parking occupancy data, (iv) predicting parking occupancy via Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision Support System (AI-DSS), and (v) disseminating data to third-party applications.
The purpose of the Commuter Parking Information System (CPIS) Smart Parking Insight is to produce high-quality, real-time, app-based parking availability and parking lot status data for select commuter lots in Northern Virginia and the Fredericksburg area through Data-as-a-Service (DaaS). VDOT is using an infrastructure-light crowdsourcing approach that eliminates the need for physical infrastructure to collect parking data, and reduces implementation and later maintenance costs. The project will feature a mobile app to collect parking data from registered app users when parking or vacating a space. The solution combines smart geofencing and statistical analysis of smartphone sensory data while keeping the user’s data anonymous.
Meet the Team
Paul Szatkowski, VDOT
CPIS Project Principal
Amy McElwain, VDOT
CPIS Project Manager
Project Organization Structure
Executive Oversight
Project Management Team
Oversees and directs supplier activities and deliverables to ensure on-time delivery that meets agency goals.
Steering Committee
Advisory Committee
Marketing Working Group
Proof-of-Concept (POC) Working Group
Data Validation Team
Collects and analyzes supplier-furnished data to confirm accuracy and validate results, including maintaining data library on validated details.
Evaluation Team
Supplier Team
Project Partnering Agencies
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Effortless Crowdsourced Smart Parking
Real-time parking availability
via smart crowdsourcing technology
User-friendly map displaying
lot occupancy and open spots
Direct routing to best
available parking options
Roadmap
Solutioning
Feb 2020 – Dec 2020
VDOT and the agency Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs) partnered together to develop baseline scope, needs, and requirements. Industry feedback was also gathered through a Request for Information (RFI) process, which helped refine the VDOT procurement approach.
Pre-Procurement
Jan 2021 – May 2022
Sub-Project #1 (Jul 2021 – Sep 2021)
Ingested existing parking data into the Data-Exchange-Platform (DEP).
Sub-Project #2 (Jan 2021 – May 2022)
VDOT developed the Statement of Work (SOW) in collaboration with the regional partners and guidance from VDOT’s Administrative Services Division (ASD) and Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) on obtaining clearance and waiver on federal procedures
Procurement & Team Selection
Jun 2022 – Aug 2024
Sub-Project #2 (Jun 2022 – Aug 2024)
VDOT followed a single-step procurement process of issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP). Then VDOT evaluated proposals in coordination with the agency SMEs, performed Negotiations and Contract Package development, done under ASD, VITA, Office of Attorney General (OAG), and VDOT Information Technology Division (ITD) supervision.
Sub-Project #3 (Aug 2024 – Sep 2024)
VDOT utilized existing on-call contract to issue a work order for parking data validation.
Sub-Project #4 (Oct 2023)
Packaged under the AI-DSS contract, awarded in Fall 2023.
Sub-Project #5 (Jul 2024)
VDOT utilized existing on-call contract to issue a work order for integrating all CPIS sub-projects and facilitate data dissemination.
Development
Aug 2024 – Jul 2027
Smart Parking Insight development phase is first being rolled out to six commuter lots during the Proof-of-Concept (POC) phase. If after testing and validation, POC is deemed successful, then the development will continue to several other lots in Northern Virginia and the Fredericksburg areas.
Validation & Evaluation
Feb 2025 Onwards
Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) will establish a comprehensive set of performance measures through ongoing evaluation, including examining Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) using dashboards and standard reports. Additionally, data validation will be performed on the accuracy of supplier-gathered data.
Transition to Future Steward
Mar 2027 – Aug 2027
Plan for and transition program element to a permanent steward, including communication with the future steward and the VDOT executive team before transition.
Ongoing Ops
Aug 2027 Onwards
After the initial development and implementation, the supplier will move to provide ongoing operational support services to continue to work with VDOT and partnering agencies in identifying and deploying additional lots and maintaining levels of service.