Electronic Assistance in The Westfield Century City Mall Parking Garage

The Westfield Century City Shopping Mall (on Santa Monica Blvd.) has recently installed a simple, yet brilliant system to assist customers find parking in the mall's parking structure.

We've all seen the electronic signs that indicate how many parking spaces are open on each level, but the Westfield Mall has taken this concept further.

Not only do their signs indicate the number of free spaces, but they also indicate where "disabled parking spaces" are.

Now what they've added is a sensor above each parking space with a green, red or blue light to indicate if a space is taken, free, or available for disabled drivers.

So when one turns down a parking aisle it is easy to see where an available parking space is by seeing the green light above a space, eliminating endless driving around the parking structure.

Westfield Mall has also installed self-check-out cashiers in their parking structure, although this system still seems to be causing delays in exiting the parking garage.