OREANDA-NEWS. Vancouver International Airport (YVR) today launched a new, green parking system at its Parkade and Value Lot. 

The system is the latest example of YVR’s commitment to environmental sustainability in that chip-embedded plastic tokens replace paper tickets as a means to reduce waste. The system is easy to use and requires a few simple steps: 

  • Upon entering YVR’s Parkade or Value Lot, customers must press a button to receive a green token. Once the token is dispensed, a gate will open to allow vehicle access to the lot. 
  • Before returning back to their vehicle in the Parkade or Value Lot, customers have the option to save time and money by paying with cash, debit or credit at a self-serve Express Pay Station. The stations are located at all pedestrian entrances throughout the Parkade and along the covered walkway in the Value Lot. Once paid, customers use their token to exit through an Express Exit Lane. 
Customers also have the option to provide their token and payment to a Cashier upon leaving the Parkade or Value Lot.  
 
The new token-parking system will be rolled out to YVR’s jetSet Parking Lot in 2016.