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Q-Free installs parking guidance in Nevada

Q-Free is to deploy a parking guidance system which will display available spaces at the four-level Victorian Square garage in the US city of Sparks, Nevada. 
By Ben Spencer April 8, 2020 Read time: 1 min
Going out? Real-time parking availability information should help (© Trong Nguyen | Dreamstime.com)

Victorian Square contains 750 parking spaces in the city's dining, theatre and casino districts.

The company says sharing real-time parking availability with drivers will allow them to determine in advance whether to drive downtown, ride-share or use other transportation. 

Q-Free's ultrasonic directional sensors will monitor space availability which will be displayed on variable message signs in and around the garage. 

Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant signs will direct disabled drivers to specific spaces, the company adds. 

The system will also allow the city to post parking availability information through an app or website. 

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