Year: 2022

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” Meister Eckhart 1260-1327 I have been discussing

It must be pretty chilly in Hell these days, as I have been told that it will freeze over when I’m right. Well, tell Satan

From the Scripture according to Luke… And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the

Here we have a situation where a reporter had an idea then wrote a story in such a way to show the world he was

Astrid reports over at Parknews.biz that she is getting news every day that crime in parking, read that in garages and with PEOs in on

Astrid has a lead article in today’s Parknews Newsletter that expresses concern that EV charging stations can be hacked and through that hack, can collect

Upwards of a quarter of a million people will fly out of LAX today and most will get to the airport by private vehicle. They

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart When we think about Thanksgiving, we most often think about

Here we are, almost two weeks after the election, and we still don’t have the final counts in some races. I guess its just modern

As you frequent readers know, my favorite law is the law of unintended consequences. Virtually anything our politicians put their minds to have consequences they

The Parking Industry Expo and the Big Ten and Friends Parking and Transportation Conference are excited to announce that their joint 2023 conference events will

When one writes about a recurring topic, we try to make the approach different from last time. It’s difficult when honoring veterans as the themes

The California Mobility and Parking Association met this week in LA and held a boffo event. Nearly 400 parking pros attended the two day event.I

As I write this at one in the afternoon on election day, I have no clue as to the potential outcomes. However, if one is

If you are a regular reader, you know that I think “Next Door” is anathema to civil society. However, from time to time a headline

Hypocrisy is evil, and we all aspire to leave it in our wake. However, we all fail. Whether we like it or not, there is

Kathi Thomas Gibson of the City of Las Vegas spoke to the SWPTA group and caught my eye with this graphic. Yes, its true —

I was honored to be asked to sit on a panel to present my thoughts on “the Future of Parking” at the annual SWPTA meeting

I have for years expressed concern about the ‘fixing’ of society’s ills. Our betters have a solution, that in most cases involves increasing the cost

I think the consequences of the status quo come in two flavors. First, maintaining the status quo in business can be anathema. It means no

No thinking person jokes about disasters, particularly those over which we have no control. One can only imagine the horror that the residents of Ft

Over the past month, and next month, you will be reading in PT nearly 40 leaders in the parking industry and their take on leadership.

Well, at least it seemed like it. We attended the NPA annual convention and as usual, they did a great job and had well over

When we visit the UK, are we not impressed with the sense of history. This is a place where kings and philosophers walked, thought, and

I am honored that the venerable Wall Street Journal reads this blog. Coming off my piece about working from home, they had nearly a full

An article published over at The Good Men Project by Joe Cortright and my buddy Tony Jordan lambasts the (get this) The National Renewable Energy

I was at the supermarket the other day and noted that the number of baggers was below normal. In most of the lanes, the cashiers

Not everyone knows everything about their job. They need support from their peers when they have problems. Let’s face it. It’s impossible to know everything.

I’m pulling together the October issue of PT and am humbled by the articles we have on hand. We reached out to organizations industry wide

My blog about 70% of onstreet revenue coming from citations brought a pretty strong response from Joe Sciulli and Clyde Wilson. I thought them important

We had a bit of a set to here at PT world headquarters when I asked one of our staff to take down a social

Over on the IPMI member forum there is an interesting question posed. “What is the percentage breakdown between onstreet meter revenues and citation collections. The

I’m not talking about a steak served in a restaurant with a baked potato, creamed spinach, warm sour dough bread, a Caesar salad to start,

I like to read mystery stories.  I just pick out ones that look fairly interesting from Amazon and download them to my kindle.  This weekend

I’m hearing daily about “the new normal.” Consultants and so called Thought Leaders are constantly telling us that we are in a ‘new normal.’ Society,

I sometimes wonder if I’m just moving down the wrong path. Then something like the spending bill that has recently passed congress comes along and

An article in the Wall Street Journal today noted that the numbers in Las Vegas are at an all time high. This includes visitors, gaming,

The reviews are in and they are ‘boffo’. The IPMI convention in New Orleans was a grand success. Although I wasn’t in attendance, I’m overwhelmed

I have been confused with the term “mobility.” It seems that our organizations, parking departments, and transportation sections have added the term “mobility” to their

That sentence is emblazoned on my tee shirt. And I wear it proudly. Why would I want to talk to my dog? Dogs seem to

I just finished editing Melissa’s column for the September issue of PT. She told the story of trying to pay for parking with her cell

We are constantly harangued by those who know more than we do that the world’s problems relate back to parking. There is too much of

A reader pointed out to me that he hadn’t seen any blog posts lately from me. He was right, I have been remiss. I’m caught

When my aged mother lost her driver’s license, she told me that she was afraid. That it was the beginning of the end for her.

I sound like a broken record (All you over 50 know what I mean). I am so frustrated by our betters (sorry Tony) telling us

We are in the midst of a full court press to get EV charging stations in place to reduce range anxiety for those purchasing EVs.

When then Vice President elect Mike Pence took is daughter and her cousins to see the Broadway production of “Hamilton,” they were greeted with some

From the time I was four years old, I understood that you WENT to work. My father, and later my mother, would get up in

I have just reread for the fourth time an article published by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association titled “Parking in a Post Pandemic Economy.”

I received a “T” shirt yesterday from Get It Corp.  It was inscribed “ Parking Is not a Four Letter Word Anymore”  I know this

No, this isn’t another JVH Star Wars reference. It’s just that over the past three years we have been beaten down so much with high

Six Major Problems With “Green” Transition German economist Hans Werner Sinn identifies six major problems with Europe’s fanciful plan to transition to wind and solar

I have reread the post below about “not the industry we grew up in” and feel it needs some comment. I wonder if the commenter

When the Americans, Canadians, and British landed on Utah,  Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches on June 6, 1944 everyone involved in the invasion knew

I had dinner the other day with a parking buddy. Our wide ranging conversation covered many aspects of the industry. He ended the evening with

From time to time I attempt a movie review. I will not in this case. There is no need. The public has spoken, as have

I have more to say about the movie Top Gun, Maverick, elsewhere but all I can say here is celebrate Memorial Day and go see

I find myself in a strange position. We just completed the PIE 2022 event, and I was unable to attend. Yes, I was stopped by

By a quirk of fate, or simply the way the calendar works, today is Good Friday and the beginning of Passover. It’s the day Christians

Chase is launching a program to place EV charging at 50 of its branches across the fruited plain. They are partnering with EVgo and plan

People are on the move. It’s spring break and airlines are jammed. Airport Parking is filling up. I recommend reservations if you are leaving you

Elon Musk understood that electric cars don’t work unless there is a convenient way to charge them, particularly on longer trips. Therefore, in tandem with

In 2017 President Trump designated March 29 as Vietnam Veteran’s Day. It commemorates the date  the last combat troops left Vietnam. 2,709,918 service men and

Sometimes an unintended event will take it out of you. I was walking through the garage under our building the other day and tripped over

Industry News is our most read section. It’s to the credit of Parknews editor Astrid Ambroziak. She collects news daily about our industry and posts

The vagaries of printers and the US mail require us to prepare Parking Today about three weeks before the actual date on the masthead. We

The saddest time of all, I think, is when friends argue. It’s fair to disagree, and discuss differing points of view. However a full blown

I was invited to the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown LA to watch a Mercedes self park itself in the hotel’s valet operation. It was pretty

Flash has announced that it has received a quarter of a billion dollars in venture capital money. Wow! I spoke to a source there this

I have glanced back at the recent blogs in this space and find that few if any deal with our hot topic, parking. I don’t

I will open this blog with a bit of crow eating. My buddy Tony in Portland has criticized me for using the term “our betters”

My Mother was a staunch Democrat. We said that she would vote for the devil himself if he had a “D” after his name. In

I’m frustrated. We seem to be locked into a path of self-destruction. Folks jump on this bandwagon or that, and because it ‘feels right’ or

When Winston Churchill wrote “The Gathering Storm” he was describing the pre WWII years between the end of WWI and the west’s capitulation to Hitler

I was reading a story about the EV charging industry and what operators should expect in the coming decades. Two figures stood out to me.

As we watch events unfold in the Ukraine, it is important that we don’t forget what has happened throughout the millennia. Whenever despots push, they

Over on Parknew.biz, Astrid has posted three, count’em, three stories about EVs. One on the money the feds are supplying for charging stations, one on

For those of you who haven’t traveled much lately, be aware that airports are booming. I flew from LAX to PHX and return this week,

As you may remember dear readers, I take most of my news by looking out the window or reporting on things that happen to me.

I know I’m a fussbudget, but I liked it back in the dark ages when both President’s birthday’s were celebrated in February, not as it

I need some help here. I seem to be caught in a Covid 19 conundrum. I would like someone to explain the following to me.

I’m not a sports nut. I like a good football or baseball game as much as the next guy, but I don’t spend my weekends,

The winner of the Super Bowl received the Lombardi Trophy. That was the highlight of the football awards season. But there were numerous awards given

We find ourselves in the center of a major controversy here in Southern California. Seems the city of Santa Monica has decided to close and

I have to laugh when millionaire politicians and the scions of Silicon Valley speak endlessly about helping the poor and downtrodden, but can’t seem to

Well, It seems that enterprising individuals are jumping on the bandwagon and replacing QR codes in certain parking operations in Texas with their own codes.

I’m in Vegas, yes on business, and went to see Brad Garrett’s stand up comedy at his club in the MGM Grand. It was the

Here’s the headline: Automotive Lobbying Group Abandons the Term “Self-Driving” That’s Tesla’s mess to deal with. You can read the article over on Parknews.biz. Basically

I know, I know, “If I had a Hammer” was made popular in 1963 by Trini Lopez. It was a major hit. Peter Paul and

When Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes wrote this folk song over seventy years ago, they were attempting to promote a Communist event being held in

Astrid and I spent an hour and a half with Michelle Horton the Director of Parking and Transportation Services at the University of Nevada, Reno

We spent a few days in this beautiful city last week. It was an eye opening experience. Reno, a city of a quarter of a

The law of unintended consequences it the only law that cannot be changed or repealed. Like laws of physics, it simply is. The law of

The homeless needs a nudge. That nudge depends on the reason for the homelessness. I see that there are three basic types of homelessness. One

I see where the city of Los Angeles is moving some of the homeless, probably away from view. I’m not sure what good it will

I firmly believe that if you cannot describe what your company does in two sentences, you don’t fully understand what you are about. Maybe its

I was reading through Parknews.biz this morning and came across a story Astrid put up concerning false QR codes and how they can lead you

I am in awe of people who tell me they know everything about self-promotion. In fact I’m in awe of people who tell me they

I spend an afternoon with Travis, an employee of Visit Orlando last week. I was there to check out a possible venue for PIE2024 and

I got a flu shot the other day. My doctor said he wouldn’t let me out of his office til I got it. So I