What cities or municipalities support Parking Mobility?

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my town is tiny..it would make more sense for states to set up a system..with the state and town splitting the profits. there are only a few HC spots in my town and I'm never near them, not to mention my town has blatantly violated ADA....people will argue it can't be done because it is a town issue..but states can contract with towns to be the intermediary....there's probably hundreds of towns in my state alone--most of the violations I see are in other towns.

there is HC parking in my apartment complex. i've seen an issue a couple times, but i wouldn't dare report a neighbor. the biggest issue is with a women who works at a childrens hospital who tends to park half way on the access aisle.....she does have a placard and may be walking with a limp, but nothing to explain why she parks on the access aisle...if she did need the room, she could back into the space to have her door open on the access aisle...one day I couldn't get my wheelchair past.

Denny: You are right on! We are working with a number of cities to accept and use Parking Mobility's data to send tickets to owners of cars. If you or others you know are interested in getting your city to act on reports from Parking Mobility, please let us know. We will help you get connected with other organizations and people in your area to make it happen.

Unfortunately, as fines have risen, few people any longer just park in a HC space without a permit. They use illegal permits. That behaviour is very hard for anyone to enforce if the states are not willing to do so, and, despite a few examples on your site and on Facebook, states and local police departments are largely unwilling to do anything about cars that have a permit regardless how obvious the fraud. I am well aware that there are hidden disabilities as severe as mine, but I have pointed out borrowed permits and permits issued to long deseased relatives, and the state is unwilling to do anything about even obvious situations like that. I think the enforcement organizations (police and MVA) do not appreciate how central parking is to a really disabled person who wants to be a part of society. Also, however, I think we have to be willing to examine what is really important. Much of the cheating in urban areas s a result of handicapped parking being free. Yet, when the police do try to take on illegal use by revisiting whether free parking creates more problems than it solves, many organizations automatically push back. We are too used to free parking, too. But paid handicapped parking is far better than free parking taken up by SUVs and Jaguars. In many parts of the US, this system is just plain broken, and, while this is a good idea, it is only part of the solution. Something needs to be done about those willing to illegally use someone else's permit or doctors willing to approve a permit for virtually anyone. Sadly, a medical practice is a business, too, and, like any other business, they can't afford angry customers. Many states have virtually delegated this program to the medical community, yet refuse to do any oversight. The whole system needs an overhaul and we all have to be willing to give up some of our sacred cows, or the system never will work. Thanks, however, for trying to do something.