What does “government engagement” mean? Did a ticket get issued? How do I find out if my City uses this?

Lisa,
We completely understand your frustration. In fact, its exactly why we developed the Parking Mobility program and encourage you stay with the movement. If you want your community to do something about the problem, you have to be willing to get and stay involved. Feel free to contact me at mack@parkingmobility.com if you'd like more information on how we can help.

I want to express my dissatisfaction & dismay as reporting these violators isn’t having any adverse Repercussions on these offenders, so what are my recourses now ? This is an illegal act of rude entitlement laziness & this must be a punishable offense, I’d very much like someone to contact me or let me know what provisions can be made to enact some type of fine or Summons. People with disabilities can not wait around in all types of weather for these rude people to come out to move their vehicles that are parking there illegally !!!

Evangeline,
We do not list our partner communities on purpose. When people don't see their city on a list they don't report and every report is critical to solving accessible parking abuse. In partner communities a ticket is issued and we educate the violator. Reports in non-partner communities are even more important because it is those reports that help us gather the data critical to educate community leaders and get them on board with the program. If we can't get a community on board we can never issue tickets and can't solve the problem. That's why we say, "The solution is in YOUR hand!” Every report counts. You will get an email after your reports that tell you exactly what we are doing with your reports and whether or not a citation is issued. You can also login to your account online and see what happens with your reports. Bottom line, every report counts...everywhere.

How do l know if my city is in partnership with police department? Can you kindly let us know where to find this?

LupeMarie,
If the report is in a partner community, the violator receives a ticket. If the report is in a community that has not yet partnered with Parking Mobility, your reports are EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. Without your reports we can't educate your community leaders, get them on board and we will never be able to educate violators.

If the city isn't partnered in which the voliation handicap parking was issued or working with Parking Mobility what kind of enforcement is there to ensure these offenders arent getting away with illegally parking.

Denise,
What happens with reports depends on where the report is made. In our partner communities, reports are processed by our local law enforcement partners and a citation is issued (mailed) to the owner of the offending vehicle. The person cited can pay the fine or be offered an opportunity to take an educational alternative that teaches them about the importance of accessible parking spaces and the laws protecting them. This program has proven to reduce accessible parking abuse by as much as 80% in less than two years.

Reports in communities that have not yet partnered with the Parking Mobility program are even more important. There has never been a comprehensive study of accessible parking abuse. This means there is no reliable data that we can use to educate local decision makers on the need for better enforcement and education efforts. We gather that data from people who use the Parking Mobility App to report violations. Once we have significant data in a given community, we provide that data to local decision makers to get them to deploy our program.

While we understand the desire to 'punish' an individual offender, the reality is that we very often must first educate community leaders before we can get to that point. If we don't, we'll never be able to solve the problem.

After each report, you'll receive an email that tells you exactly what happens with that report. Every report is important, whether a citation is issued or not because every report helps us educate someone....whether it be the offender or your local decision makers. That's why we say, "the solution is in YOUR hand."

We do not suggest reporting if you feel it isn't safe to do so.

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