This past year has been challenging for everyone. Facility owners are struggling to keep their buildings operating safely in a time of pandemic, as it’s not an easy task. And as we begin to reopen our communities, office buildings, and institutions, that task will become even more difficult.
Even during government-mandated shutdowns, stopping the operation of public parking has not been an option. We will start to see that as our communities reopen, parking will become a larger problem than it was before because people are driving themselves, rather than taking public transportation. People likely won’t feel safe in crowded buses and trains until there’s a treatment and vaccine for the virus, which is completely understandable.
Like other common areas, parking facilities present a number of challenges when it comes to protecting employees, tenants, and visitors from COVID-19. For example, there are numerous “touchpoints” where people frequently touch surfaces that may have been used by many other people. As challenging as it may be, though, there are steps building owners and managers can take to make parking areas safer.
Automated Parking Systems
Typically, a conventional parking solution involves several touchpoints for drivers. They walk in public areas, use parking elevators or stairs, open doors, and in some cases, accept a valet to enter then drive their cars. Fully Automated parking systems provide a completely contactless solution, designed to work with no human intervention.
Automated Parking eliminates most of those touchpoints. Drivers park in a transfer area, check their vehicles for any belongings they may need and leave. It’s that simple. The automated system handles the parking and retrieving process with no human intervention. From entry to exit, no other person touches the vehicle besides the driver. Not only is this safer due to less touch points, but the owner of the vehicle also has ease of mind that their belongings will not be tampered with. On top of that, vehicles are at less risk for door dings or accidental scratching of paint.
Users may utilize the kiosks to complete the parking and retrieval process or they can just use a mobile app on their smartphone to fully avoid touching “common surfaces” of any kind. Yet, users still get the personalized and high-end valet parking experience and comfort, without anyone entering their vehicle.
An automated parking system provides not only a safer environment for users or drivers, but it also allows developers to save money through reduced operating, construction, and land costs, as well as provide added value through the increased space savings.
These can be difficult — and scary — times. As you build strategies for protecting tenants, visitors, and staff from COVID-19 and other public health threats, don’t forget to include automated parking experts in your planning.
Mwaka huu uliopita umekuwa mgumu kwa kila mtu. Wamiliki wa vifaa wanajitahidi kuweka majengo yao yakifanya kazi kwa usalama katika wakati wa janga hilo, kwani sio kazi rahisi. Na tunapoanza kufungua tena jamii zetu, majengo ya ofisi, na taasisi, kazi hiyo itakuwa ngumu zaidi. Hata wakati wa kufungwa kwa serikali, kusimamisha uendeshaji wa maegesho ya umma haikuwa chaguo. "Tutaanza kuona kwamba kama jamii zetu zinafungua tena, maegesho yatakuwa tatizo kubwa kuliko ilivyokuwa kabla kwa sababu watu wanaendesha gari wenyewe, badala ya kutumia usafiri wa umma. """ Watu hawawezi kujisikia salama katika mabasi na treni zilizojaa watu mpaka kutakuwa na matibabu na chanjo ya virusi, ambayo inaeleweka kabisa. Kama maeneo mengine ya kawaida, vituo vya maegesho vina changamoto kadhaa linapokuja suala la kulinda wafanyikazi, wapangaji, na wageni kutoka kwa COVID-19. Kwa mfano, kuna "mahali pa kugusa" vingi ambapo watu mara nyingi kugusa nyuso ambayo inaweza kuwa kutumika na watu wengine wengi. Hata hivyo, ingawa huenda ikawa vigumu, kuna hatua ambazo wamiliki wa majengo na wasimamizi wa majengo wanaweza kuchukua ili kufanya maeneo ya maegesho ya magari yawe salama zaidi. Automatic Parking Systems Kwa kawaida, ufumbuzi wa kawaida wa maegesho unahusisha pointi kadhaa za kugusa kwa madereva. Wanaenda kwa miguu katika maeneo ya umma, kutumia lifti za maegesho au ngazi, kufungua milango, na katika visa fulani, kukubali msaidizi kuingia kisha kuendesha magari yao. Mifumo ya maegesho ya kiotomatiki hutoa suluhisho la bila kuwasiliana kabisa, iliyoundwa kufanya kazi bila uingiliaji wa binadamu. Maegesho ya kiotomatiki huondoa sehemu nyingi za kugusa hizo. Madereva hupaka gari katika eneo la kuhamisha, huchunguza magari yao kwa ajili ya vitu vyovyote wanavyoweza kuhitaji na kuondoka. Ni rahisi sana. Mfumo huo wa kiotomatiki hushughulikia utaratibu wa kuegesha na kuokoa gari bila kuingilia kati kwa binadamu. Kuanzia kuingia hadi kutoka, hakuna mtu mwingine anayegusa gari isipokuwa dereva. Hii sio tu ni salama zaidi kwa sababu ya pointi chache za kugusa, lakini mmiliki wa gari pia ana urahisi wa akili kwamba mali zao hazitaathiriwa. Zaidi ya hayo, magari hayana hatari ya kupasuka kwa milango au kukwaruza rangi kwa aksidenti. Watumiaji wanaweza kutumia kiosks kukamilisha mchakato wa maegesho na upatikanaji au wanaweza tu kutumia programu ya simu kwenye simu zao mahiri kabisa kuepuka kugusa "vitu vya kawaida" vya aina yoyote. Hata hivyo, watumiaji bado kupata binafsi na high-end valet maegesho uzoefu na faraja, bila mtu yeyote kuingia gari yao. Mfumo wa maegesho ya moja kwa moja hutoa sio tu mazingira salama kwa watumiaji au madereva, lakini pia inaruhusu watengenezaji kuokoa pesa kupitia gharama za chini za uendeshaji, ujenzi na ardhi, na pia kutoa thamani ya ziada kupitia uokoaji wa nafasi. Hizi zinaweza kuwa nyakati ngumu <unk> na zenye kuogopesha <unk>. Unapojenga mikakati ya kulinda wapangaji, wageni, na wafanyakazi kutoka kwa COVID-19 na vitisho vingine vya afya ya umma, usisahau kujumuisha wataalam wa maegesho ya kiotomatiki katika mipango yako.