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Q: How frequently do you enforce RPP zones with automated enforcement vehicles?
A: Using photo enforcement is a much more efficient way to provide enforcement support than manual enforcement, as the vehicles simply drive through the community. The vehicles can cover a much larger…
Q: Why can’t you use foot patrol/mobile enforcement officers to check for visitor permits?
A: Residential parking zones are patrolled using the ParkPlus automated enforcement vehicles and supplemented by foot patrol/mobile enforcement officers when required. Photo enforcement is only possible if all of the permits are…
Q: What safeguards are in place to ensure my guests don’t receive tickets if I call in their session?
A: There is a two-day ticket processing delay to ensure all visitor permit activations have been logged.
Q: How long do I have to start a session for my visitor so they don’t receive a ticket?
A: Visitor sessions should be started immediately when a visitor parks. Similar to the ParkPlus System in pay parking areas on-street, which provides a grace period to allow for payment and to allow the driver…
Q: Can I start a visitor session after my guest has left to ensure they do not receive a ticket?
A: No, it is not possible to backdate a visitor parking session. However, any ticket issued by the Calgary Parking Authority on behalf of The City of Calgary can be submitted for an…
Q: What has the CPA heard from residents about residential parking zones?
A: Residents tell us they are frustrated when there are people parked in their zone who shouldn’t be there, and when they see people who are misusing their visitor permits because it directly (and negatively)…
Q: How can I know which vehicles are parked in my area legitimately and which vehicles I should be calling CPA to report?
A: It is not our intent to put the responsibility of enforcement on the resident. With the implementation of the online system, ParkPlus automated enforcement vehicles regularly drive through each residential parking…
Q: Is the CPA tracking my vehicle or monitoring who is coming and going from my home?
A: No. CPA only uses the information collected by the ParkPlus automated enforcement vehicles for the purpose of issuing parking tickets after a parking violation has been observed. It is illegal under the Freedom of Information…
Q: What do you do with the information you collect via automated enforcement vehicles?
A: The CPA only uses the information collected by the ParkPlus automated enforcement vehicles for the purpose of issuing parking tickets after a parking violation has been observed. As a local public body, the Calgary…
Q: How does automated enforcement, using ParkPlus camera cars, enforce RPP zones?
A: The technology being used to enforce residential parking zones is the same technology that is used to enforce on-street parking in Calgary as well as all Calgary Parking Authority parking facilities, the ParkPlus System.…
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