
Residents who no longer have a prior year parking pass will be able to receive a new one. Residential/business parking permits have been reinstated after Hurricane Ian. We are enforcing paid parking, island wide, in all Town marked parking areas, including beach accesses. Parking fees of $5 per hour will continue to be collected and violations will be ticketed. However, the two-hour time limit on parking per meter has been removed. PARKING FEES AND RESIDENT PASSESĪs more people and businesses have started to return after Hurricane Ian caused widespread damage throughout FMB on September 28, 2022, regulating parking has again become necessary. *PLEASE NOTE - Some parking areas/spaces might still be in the process of repair due to the impact of Hurricane Ian. Beach and Street Enforcement (BASE) personnel look for expired time limits, overtime parking, and parking violations (i.e. Learn more, or get in touch with Passport at spaces are monitored seven days a week including all holidays. Passport is backed by a group of investors, including Bain Capital Ventures, Grotech Ventures, MK Capital and Relevance Capital. Consistently recognized as one of the fastest growing companies and Best Places to Work in Charlotte, North Carolina, Passport has an ingrained practice of putting People First -– a guiding principle in its Culture. Passport’s product lines -– parking, transit and tolling payments, parking enforcement, and permit management -– enable organizations in the public and private sectors to streamline their operations, enhance customer service, and make data-driven decisions. The fintech company’s mobile-first platform has been adopted by more than 450 cities, universities, and private operators around the world in cities including Chicago, Toronto, London, and Miami, across more than 5,000 locations. Passport transforms the way cities manage their operations. Permits may be purchased at About Passport Annual, quarterly, and monthly business permits are available, as are residential permits.
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The ParkFerndale app is free to download through the App Store or Google Play. 1 mobile pay provider with millions of transactions per year in the state. In Michigan, Passport powers the citation management platforms in Flint and St.

Passport is the industry’s leading mobile technology solution specializing in enterprise business applications and payments for the public and private sectors.
“ When a city leverages real-time data they can make data-driven decisions that are right for their community.” “ Whether you’re a resident who needs to pay for parking or an enforcement officer overseeing the city’s on-street parking Passport provides a solution that supports the city and in turn, its citizens,” said Passport’s Tom Wiese. “ This system better-equips our City with the latest technology, more precise data and the best tools to monitor and manage our transportation efforts.” “ One parking solution designed to handle all the City’s needs gives Ferndale the advantage of having a first-rate operation where everything from parking to enforcement and permits are connected,” said Ferndale Assistant City Manager, Joseph Gacioch. Passport’s powerful back end portal provides real-time reporting and analytics for the City to make data-driven decisions regarding Ferndale’s parking.

With the platform, Ferndale has the ability to track enforcement officers in real time, pull ticket density reports and analyze parking patterns to continuously improve transportation in the city. The new system also has a built-in Scofflaw violation tool to provide officers with instant repeat offender information. The real-time data transfer allows parking administrators to access citation information in real time upon ticket issuance through Passport’s back office platform. Enforcement officers are empowered knowing that they can monitor parking, conduct digital chalking and immediately upload pictures of violations.
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The City’s enforcement officers can efficiently issue citations using wireless handheld devices and Bluetooth printers. With the Passport citation management platform and parking platform, the two systems will run congruent with one another for a seamless client experience. The system will streamline the City’s parking operations providing more accuracy and convenience to both the City and drivers, integrating both the mobile pay, permits and citation management systems together on the same platform. The parking solution is completely powered by the global leader of mobile payments for parking and transit, Passport.
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The new system includes ParkFerndale, a modern mobile parking application that allows drivers to pay for their parking through their smartphones, a citation management platform and permit options for residents of Ferndale. The City of Ferndale, Mich., announces the launch of a new end-to-end parking solution with Passport.
