Smart Parking Solutions: Optimizing Urban Mobility Through Real-Time Apps

Year : 2025 | Volume : 15 | Issue : 02 | Page : 36 61
    By

    Ravikant Nanwatkar,

  • Rutuja Jadhav,

  • Prajakta Gavhane,

  • Sujata Desai,

  • Pranita Gotsurve,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad Technical Education Society’s (STES) NBN Sinhgad Technical Institutes Campus, Ambegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  2. UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad Technical Education Society’s NBN Sinhgad Technical Institutes Campus, Ambegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  3. UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad Technical Education Society’s NBN Sinhgad Technical Institutes Campus, Ambegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  4. UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad Technical Education Society’s NBN Sinhgad Technical Institutes Campus, Ambegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  5. UG Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad Technical Education Society’s NBN Sinhgad Technical Institutes Campus, Ambegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

The changing nature of urban transport has made the city more complicated, with a spiking number of vehicles and a lack of parking facilities. Smart Parking Solutions provide innovative solutions to solve this problem by using real-time information, mobile apps and IoT. The present study presents the aspect of integrating smart parking systems into the urban transportation systems and the role of real-time apps in maximizing parking efficiencies in relation to minimizing traffic jams within the routes and enriching the commuter experience. The solution proposed has been based on the use of sensors, cloud-based solutions and GPS-enabled mobile apps to give drivers real-time access to data about available spots, rates and more efficient routes. Such real time parking information saves a lot of time used in finding a parking slot and consequently saves on fuel usage and vehicle emission. In addition, the information gathered can be used by urban designers and policymakers to enhance planning of infrastructure and traffic efficiency. The report is also in investigation of successful applications in smart cities around the world and identifies essential technological enabling factors and policy frameworks that scale development. Data security, integration of legacy systems and user adoption are some of the challenges that are reviewed with possible ways of mitigation. The results indicate that not only smart parking apps promote more environmentally friendly and efficient urban transport but also produce economic and environmental advantages. Passive parking units can be converted to intelligent parking systems and cities can work to develop more livable opportunities not only to accommodate the transition to smarter greener urban transportations ecosystem but also to provide healthier cities. The present study ends with future development recommendations and policy support and implementation of real-time smart parking technologies in metropolitan regions in general.

Keywords: Urban transporting, smart parking solutions, cloud-based solutions, GPS-enabled mobile apps, data security

[This article belongs to Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology ]

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Ravikant Nanwatkar, Rutuja Jadhav, Prajakta Gavhane, Sujata Desai, Pranita Gotsurve. Smart Parking Solutions: Optimizing Urban Mobility Through Real-Time Apps. Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology. 2025; 15(02):36-61.
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Ravikant Nanwatkar, Rutuja Jadhav, Prajakta Gavhane, Sujata Desai, Pranita Gotsurve. Smart Parking Solutions: Optimizing Urban Mobility Through Real-Time Apps. Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology. 2025; 15(02):36-61. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/tmet/article=2025/view=222493


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Volume 15
Issue 02
Received 04/06/2025
Accepted 02/07/2025
Published 14/07/2025
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