2004

With more than 60,000 students, the University of Minnesota is one of the largest universities in the country. However, only about 14 percent of the

Two of the respondents to our survey expanded on a theme. Jennifer Tougas at Western Kentucky summarized about 90% of the issues and addressed some

I was fortunate enough to attend a recent conference where the “talk of the evening” was very good. The “talk” I am referring to was

Whether to have emergency phones on a university campus, including its parking facilities, has ceased to be an issue. The question now is how best

This month, Parking Today reached out to higher education parking managers throughout North America and asked them about their major issues and some potential solutions.

Campus parking offices are focused on delivering timely and efficient solutions that address on-campus parking needs by creating comprehensive systems that are dynamic enough to

It’s where the Car Was Crowned king 80 years ago in Los Angeles.An eight-story Beaux Arts building on downtown’s Grand Avenue was granted historic landmark

This is the second of two installments on Automatic License Plate Recognition systems by Jim Kennedy. He has been involved in the video industry since

Carl Walker Construction (CWC) has completed a $4.3 million contract with Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, PA, for a three-level parking structure. The new structure

Parking professionals from across the globe gathered for four days in September at the Anaheim (CA) Marriott to increase their knowledge, to become acquainted with

A new canopy system has allowed Tulsa International Airport’s parking customers to leave their cars without worry.If your car has ever been damaged by hail,

If you can’t do, teach. That line is bandied about from time to time. I was raised by a teacher and, frankly, find that line

This is a reprise of an article written for Parking Today in the last Millennium by Barbara Chance, PhD, President of Chance Management Advisors. ot

This is the first of two installments on Automatic License Plate Recognition systems by Jim Kennedy. He has been involved in the video industry since

MasterPark Airport Valet Parking is the largest off-site parking brand at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. As the travel industry has changed, migrating to the Internet and

Last month, Parking Today published responses from Commercial Operators as to the biggest concerns they have in dealing with clients, and what they thought were

The University of Washington in Seattle faces parking problems similar to those of other urban campuses. One is ensuring that only vehicles with valid parking

The cities of London and Edinburgh have made major changes in how they deal with traffic and parking. A year ago in London, the city

Members of the parking industry are no strangers to the costs associated with both above- and below-grade parking structures. Historically, underground parking garages are anywhere

Booth sales are high, and attendee numbers are even higher, for the National Parking Association’s 53rd annual Parking, Transportation and Services Convention & Exposition set

A month or so ago, PT asked a number of parking operators two questions: 1. What are the biggest concerns OPERATORS have when dealing with

Our questions to commercial parking operators (see page 20) generated mostly one- or two-line answers. However, Jonathan Mackenzie, President of Champlain Parking Management in Burlington,

With more than 24,000 parking garages in the United States, there is no denying the important role they play in society. However, as some of

I arrived at work on a spring morning back in 1998. Damn! It happened again — greetings from another broken exit gate, the eighth time

South Beach, FL, resident Michelle Linale was enjoying her lunch experience at a local restaurant when she handed a South Florida Parking valet her ticket.

(As parking applications move to current technologies, it’s important to know their features and drawbacks. PT’s IT consultant, Auri Rahimzadeh, gives a primer on wireless

The International Parking Institute hosted its annual Convention and Exhibition in New Orleans in late June. According to the attendee lists, nearly 700 people attended

The off-airport parking industry has recovered from 9/11. At many major airports, parking revenues are exceeding 2001 sales. “We are finally out of the woods

Whether planning to build or remodel your house or a new or upgraded campus facility, the more that you plan, the less the ultimate cost

What started out as a routine overhaul of the parking systems at the University of California, Santa Barbara has ended up becoming a showcase for

Parking at The Grove is even more upscale than normal at this trendy Southern California shopping center located next to the famous Farmers Market and

Garage construction starts are expected to rebound in 2005 to 370 garages, up from 355 in 2004. The strong overall market will be increasingly dependent

Two California cities grappled with this problem. The following articles were taken from the California Public Parking Professional, the magazine of the California Public Parking

Enforcement of on-street parking regulations is an integral component to the management of municipal transportation systems. Inadequate enforcement can restrict traffic flow and reduce response

A small group of parking professionals gathered in February 2004 for a weekend of discussion with a single intent: In an unaffiliated manner, we would

Parking garages are significant investments that require care and maintenance. Each structure is an integration of components functioning together as one. All systems must be

Every manager must potentially make at least seven decisions every day. Each of these decisions can make or break a company every day. To achieve

When we think of a parking revenue control system (PRCS) we often think about the gates, pay-on-foot machines, labor and union issues, transaction amounts, credit

Ahhh, the old shoebox … There was a time when a strong shoebox and a lot of trust were all you needed to get by

Recently, there has been renewed interest in the use of structural steel for open-deck parking garages. Owners and their architects have been receptive to the

Ampco System Parking, a leader in parking management systems, installed the DriveCam Driving Feedback System in about 300 vehicles. Without making any other changes, at-fault

Before considering what type of pay stations to purchase, you should do a thorough analysis of the requirements of your business to help determine what

Manufacturers, armed with advances in lighting technology — as well as with studies on safety, visibility and nighttime vision — are heeding the call for

Cost was an issue when the city of Derby in the United Kingdom decided to clean up a garage located near its criminal courts facility.

Sometimes managers feel like the last of a dying breed. Downsizing, cutbacks and corporate shutdowns have, indeed, cut management staffs to the bone. If you’re

Blast-mitigation devices such as bomb-resistant receptacles are being deployed to replace one of the softest terrorist targets, trash receptacles. A necessity for waste management, they

Part II of a two-part series on the benefits versus the increased integration requirements of using AVI RFID (automatic vehicle identification radio frequency identification). Part

Billed as “four solid hours of revenue control,” the Wednesday session of the Conference of Parking Management and Technology, held in conjunction with the Parking

Editor’s note: The following is a graduate student paper written by an Xavier University MBA student. Although his research may be a bit limited, the

Pacific Grove, CA, recently joined the ranks of cities operating parking meters. But in this case, they chose Smart Meters over the common digital parking

As cities continue their urban growth — and the number of vehicles continues to escalate — and as colleges with their concentrated land areas keep

When you want to park at Denver International Airport (DIA), you have two choices: on- and off-airport. If you select off-airport, you have three choices,

To build a multi-level garage costs about $7,000 per space, according to the International Parking Institute. Even more staggering is the estimated $650 per year

Reprinted by special arrangement between the Motley Fool www.fool.com and Parking Today. We got word that a smallish company in a sector that few care

Park-and-ride parking started as an uncomplicated process in the villages of Deerfield and Palatine, IL, and Suffern, NY. But problems can come from unexpected places.The

Now retired for more than a year and a half from daily operations of large public parking facilities, I believe enough time has passed to

In recent years, a parking problem has become an ever more frequent topic of discussion. The steady increase in both number of automobiles in the

With the ever-increasing speed and efficiencies being realized with today’s technology, it has become feasible to envision and realize a true enterprise-wide parking and access

Editor’s note: This is Part I of a two-part series on the benefits versus the increased integration requirements of using AVI / RFID (Automatic Vehicle

With a population of just 18,000 people, it’s hard to believe the seaside retirement city of White Rock, BC, Canada, has been using mobile parking

Downtowns across America are facing a difficult challenge; How to remain attractive and relevant places to work, shop and do business on an ever-shrinking city

Editor’s note: A recent opinion piece on the Op-Ed page of the New York Times ponders residential permit parking in the Big Apple. The commentary

To understand where single-space technology is the proper solution, one should look at why pay-and-display technology has become popular. This boils down to four main

San Diego buzzed with football last January. With Super Bowl XXXVII a week away and several NFL-sponsored events happening nightly, the city was full of

Tighe & Bond announces the retirement of James M. Hunnicutt after a long and distinguished career in the parking and transportation profession. After service in

The Request For Proposals (RFP) process is used by a vast majority of public agencies and private owners when selecting a parking operator to manage

Editor’s note: The following is not meant to frighten you or increase your level of paranoia, but simply to raise your consciousness. We hire entry-level

In today’s competitive commercial office market, every amenity is important. With rates at a new low in the Dallas-Fort Worth marketplace, many tenants are scrambling

Don’t look now, but the recovery has begun — if not for you, then for your competition. In fact, if you are sitting back, waiting

Parkeon is the new name for the parking and ticketing operations that formerly were Schlumberger. That part of the French conglomerate was purchased in late

Editor’s note: In late November 2003, PT sent an e-mail to its e-mail list asking the industry to tell us “the most important thing to

Editor’s note: Larry Donoghue is a legend in the parking industry, being arguably its senior active member. In this article, he reprises many of the

The city of Portland, OR, recently made a smooth transition to multiple-space SmartMeters that enabled it to quickly increase parking revenues by 25 percent to

I started working in the parking industry when money was piled in cigar boxes or paper sacks and a monthly pass was a wave and