SP+ Municipal Services to Manage City Parking Facilities;
Launches Website and Amenities to Assist Customers
CHICAGO, Dec. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SP+ Municipal Services, an operating division of SP Plus Corporation (Nasdaq:SP), will assume management responsibility for the City of Harrisburg parking operations beginning Monday, Dec. 23. As a member of the "Harrisburg First" team, the Company will operate and manage the City's 1,250 on-street metered spaces, ten off-street garages and five surface lots.
Significant technological upgrades are planned to improve the customer experience. SP+ Municipal Services launched the new ParkHarrisburg.com website, providing customers access to facility rates, hours of operation and contact information. Over the next several months, the Company will install updated, on-street parking meters, automate parking facilities, implement QR code parking reminders and develop a mobile app to support Harrisburg parkers.
SP+ Municipal Services will be utilizing a combination of SP+ service lines to ensure that the Harrisburg parking facilities operate professionally and at peak performance. The Company's SP+ Facility Maintenance operating division will provide sweeping, power washing and snow removal. In addition, Click and Park®, the Company's proprietary online payment engine, will enable customers to purchase and pay for their parking in advance.
The ongoing involvement of people already familiar with Harrisburg parking operations will ensure a smooth transition. Nancy Keim, Associate Director of Parking for the Harrisburg Parking Authority, will be joining SP+ Municipal Services as a Senior Manager. Ms. Keim will oversee the day-to-day parking operations and act as the primary liaison to the City. She will report to Jon Kemp, the Company's Regional Manager for the City's parking operations.
"We are extremely proud to be part of the Harrisburg First team. This partnership represents the team's hard work and pride in crafting effective solutions to meet the City's parking needs," stated Roamy Valera, Senior Vice President. "We're confident that the upgrades and amenities SP+ implements will significantly improve the customer and client experience."
About SP+
SP Plus Corporation (Nasdaq:SP) provides professional parking, ground transportation, facility maintenance, security and event logistics services to property owners and managers in all markets of the real estate industry. SP+ has nine operating divisions, each of which focuses exclusively on the idiosyncrasies and specific needs of a single vertical market. The Company has more than 23,000 employees.
Under its Standard Parking and Central Parking brands, the Company operates approximately 4,300 parking facilities and over two million parking spaces in hundreds of cities across North America, including parking-related and shuttle bus operations serving more than 75 airports. USA Parking System, a wholly-owned subsidiary, is one of the nation's premier valet operators, serving more four and five diamond luxury hotels and resorts than any other operator.
Additional SP+ service lines include SP+ Transportation, which annually transports over 34 million passengers; SP+ Facility Maintenance, which operates in dozens of U.S. cities; SP+ Security, which currently provides licensed security services in six U.S. states and Toronto, Canada; and SP+ Event Logistics, which provides a wide range of travel demand planning and management services, both for special events – such as the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl and the NCAA Final Four – as well as on a year-round basis for large event venues such as Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, FedEx Field in Landover, MD and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Learn more about SP+ at www.spplus.com.