Dec 10, 2020
In the last phase of the $40 million Smart City Challenge Grant awarded to Columbus, Ohio, by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2016, the Smart Columbus project launched new features for the Pivot and ParkColumbus apps.
Pivot helps residents and visitors plan and pay for their local trips using one or more transportation options like public transit, ride-hailing, carpool, bikeshares, scooters, taxis and even personal vehicles or bikes. It now offers an app-to-app payment portal linking from Pivot to partner mobility providers’ apps.
The new ParkColumbus features bring private and public parking options together in one app to allow drivers to find, reserve and pay for most parking garages and some surface lots. Additionally, the integration of city data with payment transactions and on-street sensor data allows the app to show drivers the likelihood of finding an on-street parking space.