Accelerating SmartPark Deployment: Strategic Plan

https://doi.org/10.21949/15034632019Final Report September 2017 to September 2018Kwan, QuonPDFTech ReportFMCSA-RRT-18-014100107851-5DeploymentTechnological innovationsStrategic planningTruckingFreight transportationParkingParking guidance systemsTruck facilitiesParking facilitiestruck parkingSmartParkstrategic planaccelerateResearch HubUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and TechnologySanchez-Badillo, AlejandroWindholtz, MattPape, Douglas B.Gibbs, WilliamBattelle Memorial InstituteUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and TechnologyUnited States Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationThis document describes a plan for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to promote wider deployment of SmartPark systems. A SmartPark system is a system that provides truck drivers with real-time parking information. The plan maps out barriers to deployment, including financial, institutional, technical, and user-acceptance considerations, along with means of overcoming or mitigating these barriers. The plan concludes with nine recommended steps to accelerate SmartPark system deployment.93