[4] Founders Dalal and Thornton conceived the ParkWhiz concept in 2004 after becoming frustrated with the problem of locating parking during baseball games.

[5] ParkWhiz service allows users to locate and purchase parking spaces online and on mobile devices before reaching their destinations.

[1] ParkWhiz allows drivers to locate and purchase daily, monthly, and event-based parking through its web and mobile applications.

[7] After drivers select a spot and process their payment, they are given an electronic parking pass that can be printed or presented on a smartphone or tablet.

[3][8] In 2013, as part of its first growth beyond Chicago, ParkWhiz expanded its monthly parking feature to New York City,[2][9] offering approximately 200 locations.