ICT Enabled Smart Street Parking System for Smart Cities

As the number of vehicles increases, the demand for parking spots in urban public areas also increased, nevertheless, the streets infrastructure remains undeveloped enough to keep up with this exponential increase. This paper introduces a solution that aims to reduce illegal parking, traffic jams and the average time for finding a free parking slot which in return decreases polluting gases emissions and saves energy. The proposed cloud-based system can be accessed by users either through an on-street terminal or a mobile application for best user experience. A detailed description of the proposed system is presented in this paper, followed by simulation results as a proof of concept.