Guelph, ON, November 3, 2025 — HONK, North America’s leading provider of contactless payments for parking and mobility, is helping the City of Guelph modernize its downtown parkades by removing physical gates and introducing a digital payment system. The City has removed aging gate infrastructure, cutting maintenance costs and improving traffic flow for drivers entering and exiting facilities.
Frequent parkers can continue to use the HONK app for quick, account-based payments, while visitors and guests can simply scan a QR code to pay via guest checkout — no app download or account required. For those who prefer to pay on-site, pay stations remain available. By removing gates and ticket machines, the City is eliminating delays at entry and exit, improving traffic flow, and reducing the ongoing costs that come with maintaining physical infrastructure.
“At the end of the day, it’s about making parking simpler for drivers and easier for the City to manage,” said [Insert City spokesperson]. “Removing gates and aging hardware frees up time, resources, and funds for other important municipal initiatives.”
HONK has been powering digital parking payments in Guelph since 2021. This latest step marks the next evolution of the City’s partnership with HONK — one built on efficiency, flexibility, and innovation.
“We love to see cities like Guelph embracing the shift to gateless and barrier-free parking,” said Michael Back, CEO of HONK. “By replacing aging infrastructure with digital payments, they’re helping residents and visitors get in and out faster — and leading the way for other cities to follow.”
