GRAND RAPIDS, MI – If you see a drone hovering above a parking lot in downtown Grand Rapids, it could be part of a parking study being led by the city.
The city is considering using drones to collect data on capacity and utilization of parking downtown, including when and where parking is used at different times of the day and week.
The analysis is part of a broader effort to take inventory of the city’s parking before massive projects like the amphitheater and soccer stadium are expected to increase parking demand downtown, said Mobile GR Director Jessica Smith…