Real-time enforcement of on-street EV charging station parking

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Describe the challenge you want to address:

The city has already installed some on-street EV charging stations. More are needed, but in the meanwhile the ones which already exist are routinely being blocked by non-EV cars parked in those spots, making it difficult to charge an EV or Plug-in Hybrid EV. There is a lack of enforcement making it more difficult than it needs to be to charge your vehicle.

What is the solution to the challenge?

Install sensors at EV charging stations which detect the presence of cars in these spots. The sensors can do two things: (1) collect metrics on how often spots are utilized without charging a vehicle, which can help inform the demand for additional EV chargers needed vs. more aggressive enforcement, and (2) real-time data to traffic enforcement so that more tickets can be written more quickly, actively discouraging this behavior.

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11215