Kerby

Kerby pulls real-time occupancy data from City of Melbourne's in-ground parking sensors and shows you which on-street bays are free, right now, near where you're driving to.

What it does

• Live availability map — 3,000+ CBD parking bays, sensor-backed occupancy status.
• Filter to available-only — hide everything except fresh, unoccupied bays.
• Lock a bay — reserve a spot in the app for 15 minutes while you drive. If someone real takes it, Kerby pings you and offers the next-best nearby bay.
• In-app turn-by-turn navigation — voice-guided driving directions to your bay, right inside Kerby. No hand-off to Google or Apple Maps.
• Off-street lots too — 2,600+ commercial and private off-street car parks.
• Save your parked spot — "I parked here" pins your GPS. Later, "Walk back to car" gives you a compass + distance.
• Saved destinations — tag Work, Home, gym; one-tap search parking near them.

What it isn't

• Not a parking reservation. Locks are inside Kerby only, not with the City.
• Not a substitute for reading the sign. Time-restrictions, permit zones and clearways still apply.

Beta

Testing now with a small group in Melbourne. Get Expo Go from the App Store or Play Store, then open this link on your phone to load Kerby:

Want to be notified about new features first, or hit an issue? Email navnitanandakumar@gmail.com.

Data & source

Kerby uses City of Melbourne Open Data (CC-BY 4.0) — on-street parking bays, in-ground sensor readings, and off-street car parks. Data refreshes about once a minute; some sensors are decommissioned and are marked "stale" in the app.

Backend in Rust (Axum + Postgres/PostGIS + Redis). Mobile in React Native (Expo). Full source at github.com/nnavnita/kerby.