The e-park system in downtown Ann Arbor is easy to use … and friendly too!

The Ann Arbor DDA is stationing well-trained e-park advisors right along side the new e-park stations to help people warm up to the solar powered parking system. For the next 30 days, you’ll see friendly faces in bright lime green polo shirts explaining the system to curious onlookers.

As the solar-powered stations are installed along Liberty, Maynard, State Street and Main Street this week, the e-park advisors are chatting up the e-park stations as people stop and look at the understand how the parking system works.

Take Amanda Liebrecht, an advisor on summer break from college. She’s out going with a quick, bright smile. Standing next to the e-park station on Liberty Street, she was approached by a number of curious people.

As three women stared at the station with the small solar panel on top, Amanda approached the group. “Are you familiar with e-park?”

“Not at all.”

“Well let me explain how it works …”

Near the end of her overview, Amanda reached over to the side of the station and pulled out a brochure that explained the process graphically.

“The system is very user friendly,” Amanda said afterwards with a smile, “so it’s easy to explain.”

The first day of the roll out went well, and the initial 25 e-park stations should be installed within the next few weeks. And friendly e-park advisors will be nearby to help you understand how easy e-park is to operate. Not sure? Go ahead, just ask.