The recently opened Wyandanch Parking Garage in the Town of Babylon, NY, was designed to encourage visitors to the town’s business district, provide easier access
Every month of the year has its theme. January is for making resolutions, February is for romance … In November, between bites of mashed potatoes
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) will soon debut the first camera-based parking guidance system (PGS) in a U.S. airport. Management says that the system, supplied
This Review was originally written for the Women in Parking newsletter. Everywhere I look, one concept seems ubiquitous: “disruption’ of an industry or simply “disruption.”
I live in a pretty pathetic neighborhood as far as neighborly relationships go. It’s not what I had hoped for when Ruth and I built
Associated Time & Parking Controls has acquired California-based CTE Systems, which specializes in sophisticated licensed and “cloud-based” workforce management solutions. This, the company says, adds
Nedap has launched a new activity — Nedap Mobility Solutions — within its Identification Systems business unit, that’s designed to enable people and vehicles in
Some of you may know that I have a day job as a parking consultant. Recently my phone rang; it was someone from a “bailiff”
T2 Systems announced it ranked No. 444 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and
As you know, I’m the least PC person on the planet. I think electric vehicles are great; it’s just not my job to pay for
Greyhound Lines is partnering with Parking Panda, the nation’s leading provider for on-demand parking, to let its customers discover and reserve parking online near select
As a proud member of the National Parking Association, Eustis Insurance & Benefits says it understands the everyday challenges of parking operators. “We constantly see
I don’t know why I am surprised. Ethics and our industry became a hot topic at the Temecula Group last month, and I was shocked,
Industry “disruptors” such as autonomous vehicles, car-sharing and online education mean that being innovative is more important than ever to today’s parking pros. During the
People over age 65 judge hospitals by the condition and ease-of-use of their parking facilities, a recent study reports. Seniors who participated in the survey,
Something is afoot in the carpark management market. It isn’t just another permutation of contact-free entry into multistory carparks. Now, for the first time, as
Imperial Parking Corp. (Impark), one of North America’s leading parking operators, has completed the acquisition of the assets of San Francisco Parking Inc. (City Park),
EverCharge, a leading “smart” electric vehicle-charging provider for multi-tenant properties, has announced a seed investment of $1.4 million, led by hardware-focused venture fund Bolt. The
The parking industry is rapidly driving toward automated, unstaffed lots and structures. User-friendly ticket dispensers accommodate entering vehicles. Automated pay devices, both pay-on-foot and pay-in-lane,
In our industry, a number of narratives are taken for fact. Back in October’s Parking Today (“Slaying the Parking Bogeymen”), we addressed two of them: •
The basic premise in thinking about implementing a parking strategy is simple: There is a limited parking supply and a growing (often uncontrolled) demand for
Acquisition Accelerates INRIX Development of ‘Smart Parking’ Services for Drivers Worldwide; ParkMe Co-Founders Join INRIX Executive Team INRIX Inc., a leading provider of real-time traffic
As rising land costs make surface parking less feasible on growing campuses, the resulting increase in parking garages is creating a range of opportunities for
In the broadly defined parking and transportation industry, you can’t go to a conference or open a publication without being inundated with presentations and articles
I suppose the big news item this side of the water is what has happened to WPS, the Dutch PARCS vendor. Its parent company, Royal
Troy Hartjes, Andrew Stasiukevicius and Robert Wielgos have joined R.A. Smith National, a multi-disciplined civil engineering and surveying firm based in Brookfield, WI. – Hartjes
I consider myself fairly well read and on top of what is happening in business, but I began to run into the term “disruption” only
I like to blame my kids for my bad memory. I didn’t have any trouble remembering things when I was single and childless, but since
Parkway Corp. is an 85 year-old, family-owned commercial parking and real estate firm that develops, manages and leases approximately 90 parking facilities across the U.S.and
If a company were to make a single type of light fixture for a parking garage − say, linear fluorescent or induction or LED −
ParkHub.com, creators of a leading online parking reservation system, has launched PRIME – Parking Revenue Inventory Management Enterprise – a mobile point-of-sale (POS) system purpose-built
The Board of Directors of ABM Industries, a leading provider of facility solutions, has approved a comprehensive strategy and transformation initiative designed to drive long-term
SpotHero, a leader in on-demand parking services, has announced the close of a $20 million Series B round led by Insight Venture Partners. Its existing investors
More than 20,000 megawatts (mW) of cumulative solar electric capacity are now operating in the U.S. − enough to power more than four million average
As part of its DriveBoston program, the City of Boston is awarding 40 public parking spaces to Enterprise CarShare, a service of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Parking managers today are inundated with data. They have at their disposal a sea of information from disparate technologies: citations, staff performance, parking meter payments,
If someone told me two years ago that I would be following Twitter and Facebook, I would have told them they were crazy. This social
The first camera-based parking guidance system (PGS) in a North American airport is slated for installation at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) by the
When most facility managers or parking department managers / directors think of facility safety and security, their thoughts turn to the physical aspect of safety.
When the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) began designing a new home field for its men and women’s soccer teams, it was ready to push
The National Parking Association (NPA) has published Legal Perspectives on Employment Law & Best Practices. The electronic publication is the second in a series of
If it seems too good to be true … My cousin contacted me recently to ask my advice about a new “business opportunity” that she
I like to think that most people are essentially honest. Parents teach their kids to return extra change mistakenly handed out at the cash register.
Southland Printing Co. has made two additions to its sales team. Arthur “Art” C. Low Jr. has joined the company as an Outside Sales Representative.
The University of Texas at Austin has nearly 16,000 parking spaces for its approximately 70,000 faculty, staff and students. When you throw cultural and athletic
Recently, we at Passport conducted a market research survey to take a closer look at smartphone and mobile payments usage in North America. An early
The International Parking Institute has announced the three recipients of its 2015 Professional Recognition Program awards and all three are with Texas A&M University, College
In 1991, the world changed forever when the Internet became available to the public. Consumers turned to their computers for all their information and communication
TIBA Parking Systems has announced a significant milestone in its growth. The company has been gaining increasing market awareness and traction, and has had excellent
Scheidt & Bachmann (S&B) USA recently appointed Joseph Galeas as Vice President of Operations for its Parking Division. He will oversee the project management and
The National Parking Association (NPA) has relaunched its Certified Parking Professional (CPP) exam in an online format. Formerly, the CPP exam could be taken only
Founder and CEO Ellis M. Dumont has announced the 30th anniversary of Advanced Parking Concepts (APC). Founded in 1985, APC has “achieved the goal of becoming the pre-eminent valet
Eimpound.com is a free service that allows parking administrators and enforcement to easily contact lien holders and insurers. Vehicle lien holders can be quickly notified
DoubleMap, an Indianapolis- based transportation software company, announced it has entered into partnership with LYNX, the public transit agency in Orlando, Florida. This partnership marks
To get an investment or an employee, you have to lie, at least according to Danny Crichton, writing in TechCrunch (“Startups And The Big Lie,”
Came Group consolidates its market share in the large public-space-management sector with the acquisition of the Spanish group Parkare – the parking technology and parking
Neil Anderson, GOPARK Theo Apanco- Perez, Towne Park, Ltd. James Bain, Parking Panda J. Deon Bender, Walker Parking Consultants Andi Campbell, LAZ Parking Ryan Chapman,
When you hear the phrase “Ask for forgiveness, not permission,” what do you think? Do you think, “I can do anything I want, and if
Does a rising tide really lift all boats? When JFK speechwriter Ted Sorensen was looking for something to help sell the then-senator’s economic policies in
Nearly nine years ago, I left a comfortable, well-paid position with a company to which I gave 24 years of my prime. My 24 years
Here’s the deal — a blogger in LA wrote a story about parkers being cited when they parked at an honor box lot and didn’t
When I went to build a garage at my UK home, the local council decided that, to allow this, I would have to pay for
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Never does this old proverb ring more true than in a recession. Just ask a business
In the broadly defined parking and transportation industry, you can’t go to a conference or open a publication without being inundated with presentations and articles
I have always loved to travel – most people do – and happily, my kids have reached an age where they finally enhance, rather than
Parkopedia, a leading parking information provider, has appointed Marty Zacharias as Senior Director of Business Development, a new position within the company. Based out of its
Amano McGann, a leader in parking automation and revenue control and Umojo, the leader in parking garage call center automation, have partnered up to provide
We are forever hearing these days of the inexorable rise in the number of issues associated with parking meters and mobile payments. Although the parking
Parking automation leader Amano McGann has announced a partnership with Apriva, the leading provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction and information solutions. Through this partnership,
The National Parking Association (NPA) is committed to advancing the parking industry through networking, education and career placement. To that end, the NPA will bring
No one could dispute the ubiquity and pervasiveness of smartphones in society today. Research published by the U.S. Federal Reserve in March 2015, reveals that
I was fortunate to speak with a number of vendors, observers and attendees at the 2015 International Parking Institute (IPI) Conference & Expo last month
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could
It is your people, your team, that makes your parking operation successful, or not. When building your staff, it is crucial that you hire, train
Towne Park’s Brooks Ellis, VP of Operations, and Adam Martinez, District Manager, are leading the planning efforts of the NPA 2015 Convention & Expo taking
The German Parking Association Bundesverband Parken e.V. will host the 17th European Parking Association (EPA) Congress, in conjunction with the trade exhibition Parken 2015, on
The 2015 biennial National Valet Olympics, occurring in conjunction with the National Parking Association Convention & Exposition, will be Sept. 2-3 at the Fontainebleau Miami
Cale, a global leader in unattended payment technology, last month began offering secure contactless card readers that accept Apple Pay for its Cale WebTerminal paystations.
Wearables such as fitness trackers and smart watches are capturing a growing share of the mobile payments market, and the payments industry is starting to
Editor’s note: This article was originally published by NoCamels.com, the leading news website on Israeli innovations. Republished with permission from NoCamels.com – Israeli Innovation News.
I learned one thing through multiple hard lessons during my years working on a PhD at MIT — whenever there’s a challenge/competition, the only way to
With all the hype on technology in our parking industry, there must be a pony in there somewhere. My experience is that venture capitalists (VCs)
If you have attended a trade show recently, you know parking apps have been springing up all over the place. It may seem that all
If there’s one reality we can all agree on in the parking industry today it’s this: When you’re in the business of parking, you’re in
As I write this, I am a long way away from my normal UK patch, in Istanbul, one of the most interesting cities in the
It was 2010, and both Charlie and Bob Youakim were experiencing parking problems. Charlie had just left McGann and Associates (Now Amano-McGann), and was attending
I recently spoke to someone at Visa U.S.A who actually was clear and concise about what the upcoming migration to “chip cards” (EMV) means to
INRIX Inc. is launching a new service that to help millions of drivers quickly find on-street parking. Continuing their successful collaboration, the company announced that
What’s really amazing about technology is not just its amazing capabilities, but the way it integrates into our lives. Two years ago, I still had
It’s a typical Tuesday night in the Scott household, as Steve and Tracy cuddle on the couch to watch TV, Steve with his mobile phone
The parking landscape is changing, so a team at Genetec, with Parking Today, decided it was a good time to take a look at where
In the past few years, technological advances have been moving at lightning speed. More than 90% of adults in the U.S. have a cellphone, and
Two entwined challenges that today’s transportation operators face are (1) attracting more riders and (2) making secure ticketless payment a reality. At the 2015 UITP
EV Safe Charge, a new company offering safe, quick and reliable installation of electric vehicle-charging stations has started business, based in Los Angeles. The company
StadiumPark, a mobile payment app for stadium, arena and event parking, provides reciprocal benefits to venues and their event attendees. Its users are able to
What does “industry in transition” mean? For me, with 36 years in the business, it means I had to wait 31 years to see this!
There has been considerable confusion and downright misinterpretation over the upcoming changes in how the liability is placed concerning the new “chip” cards that are
Much can be learned by observing the successes of parking industry colleagues from around the world. Many of the top parking operations pioneering major technology
It seems that every day there is a new app that can make our lives easier, more efficient, and over-all happier. Every day, there is
New Mobile App Makes Finding Motorbike Parking Easier Finding safe and reliable parking got a whole lot easier for twenty-five million motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts
