Ossining, N.Y. (April 2022) — The Village of Ossining is excited to launch its first mobile payment option for parking with Passport, a transportation software and payments company based in Charlotte, NC. Beginning today, both residents and visitors alike will have the ability to pay for and manage parking sessions from their smartphones, as an alternative to using quarters. With a cashless option now available, the Village of Ossining can support its merchants and parkers through seamless, digital parking experiences.
With Passport, paying to park is convenient and simple. After downloading the free Passport parking application (available for Android or iOS), users create an account, enter the zone number marked on nearby signage and their license plate number. Once users enter the duration of their stay, they can manage their sessions remotely and will get a push notification when their session is about to expire. For those who don’t wish to download the Application but still wish to pay for their parking sessions virtually, PassportParking.com offers similar functionality. The Passport payment option may be used to pay for parking anywhere in the Village where there are parking meters, though the Village plans to expand the program to municipal parking lots and the Ossining Train Station this summer.
“Our landscape is changing, and the systems and structures we depend on need to adapt accordingly,” says Village of Ossining Mayor Rika Levin. “By using a parking app as an alternative to carrying a pocket full of change, we can use emerging technologies to make the most of our resources and ensure a good return on investment for taxpayers. Passport’s platform will not only improve the parking experience by giving drivers a convenient payment option, it will meaningfully reduce complexities in our operations.”
In addition to utilizing Passport’s platform to offer mobile payments for parking, the Village of Ossining also powers its permitting and enforcement operations with the same platform, allowing the Village to aggregate all mobility data and centralize the management of rates and policies through one system. “We have been working with Passport, formerly Complus, to standardize our enforcement for many years now,” says Ossining Police Chief Kevin Sylvester. “It’s a great time to bring this to Ossining and we are excited for the community to see what we’ve been working on to make their daily lives just that much easier.” The Cities of White Plains and Rye, along with the Villages of Larchmont, Mount Kisco, Pelham and Port Chester also trust Passport to manage their parking operations.
