KELOWNA — Parkades in downtown Kelowna are going digital.
In the near future, the Chapman and Library Parkades will no longer have a parking attendant manning the gates, rather an automated machine.
The city says aging equipment at both parkades is the root cause behind the change. While updating the equipment, the city also decided to move towards the latest industry trend of going automated.
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The Chapman Parkade has been known to be problematic in the past with drug abuse on site and homeless people using the infrastructure as a place to sleep.
One front gate attendant told Global Okanagan, the change will make the premise less safe as there won’t be eyes on site as often, but the city says the shift will benefit security, as former attendants will now be patrolling rather than sitting in a booth.
“I think it will enhance the level of security because we are getting those people mobile and going through the entire facility instead of only being able to see the immediate area around them they will be mobile they can go through entire facility and report what they see” says Dave Duncan, City of Kelowna Parking Operations Coordinator.
The new equipment will be installed over the next two months.
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