Irvine Spectrum Center Shopping Destination
The Challenge:
The Irvine Spectrum Center, a premier open-air shopping destination in Irvine, California, welcomes over 17 million visitors annually. With three parking decks, expansive surface lots, and thousands of spaces, parking plays a critical role in ensuring a positive customer experience.
Key challenges included:
Providing live availability displays that aggregated counts across multiple lots for clear communication at decision points.
Reducing time-to-park to put customers in a better shopping mindset.
Ensuring the parking infrastructure blended seamlessly with the center’s modern design and branding.
Delivering robust data and analytics to track occupancy, monitor short-term spaces, and deter overstayers.
Replacing temporary fencing and non-functional barrier gates at the valet overflow carpark.
The Solution:
Frogparking delivered a fully customized end-to-end parking management system:
FrogGuidance & FrogSensors: Individual space sensors across parking decks and surface lots provided real-time occupancy tracking, while indoor flush-mounted sensors created a clean aesthetic.
FrogSigns wayfinding signage: Dynamic displays replaced a legacy third-party system, improving accuracy and reliability of live availability counts across all lots.
Custom design integration: Solar gateway housings and indoor guidance fixtures were modified to match branding and seamlessly integrate with the site’s architectural style.
FrogHub & FrogComply: Our analytics dashboard delivered actionable insights into occupancy, dwell times, and revenue optimization, while the compliance module monitored and mitigated overstaying in short-term zones.
FrogGate valet solution: New patented barrier arms, with remote key fob access, replaced temporary fencing, improving traffic flow and operational efficiency for valet teams.
The Result:
The Irvine Spectrum Center’s parking solution delivered:
Faster parking decisions and reduced congestion across decks and open-air lots.
Increased revenue through better utilization and compliance management.
Improved customer satisfaction, with stylish infrastructure aligned to the center’s branding.
Operational efficiency gains for valet staff through modernized access control.
The Takeaway:
By combining advanced guidance systems, data-rich analytics, and branded customization, Frogparking transformed Irvine Spectrum Center’s parking into a seamless, future-ready solution.
The result is a system that improves traffic flow, supports sustainability goals, and enhances the customer experience — proving that smart parking can be both functional and beautiful.