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Finding Community in Parking: Why Storytelling Matters

Parking is, at its core, a human business. Yes, there are payment platforms, back-office systems, and countless other processes and technologies that make it all work. But all of that exists for one purpose — to enable a human experience. That’s the real goal.

Who Is My Neighbor?

If your strategy for community giving is grounded in what matters deeply to you, your team, and your community, you may discover that caring for your neighbor is an investment with generous returns. Here are some strategies to help you shift from making the obligatory purchases of World’s Finest Chocolate in the breakroom to making the world a better place.

Supplier Spotlight: USA Eagle Carports

Since its founding by Murphy in 1999, USA Eagle Carports has grown from a small crew into a nationwide leader in commercial carports and covered parking solutions.

How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping the Future of Parking 

Across public and private sectors, artificial intelligence is helping operators, cities, and drivers move from guesswork to precision. Here’s how these changes are taking shape and what they mean for the future of parking.

Just One More

As I sit down to write this final column, I’m struck by how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. The industry has evolved immensely, but at its core, parking still comes down to people helping people, and leaders making choices that shape customer experiences for the better, mostly.

Parking’s Streaming Moment: When Will Cities Embrace AI?

Imagine if your favorite music today still required handling fragile vinyl or cumbersome cassette tapes — unthinkable, right? However, this analogy perfectly describes the outdated reality of parking in many cities across America.

Supplier Spotlight: Park Guard

Park Guard is the parking industry’s first true damage-protection insurance, turning what used to be risk into trust, and trust into profit.

Mitigating Lithium-ion Battery Risks in Parking Garages

Although new construction offers the opportunity to mitigate risks with lithium-ion batteries at the design stage, steps can also be taken to retrofit existing parking structures to make them safer.

Parking for Purpose

This month’s issue explores the theme of community impact, particularly the vital role parking programs can play in giving back to the areas they serve. Our cover story, “Parking Revenues Pave the Way for Financial Literacy,” showcases an inspiring example from St. Louis that challenges conventional thinking about what parking revenue can accomplish.

Murals Give Lancaster Parking Facilities a Colorful Makeover

The Lancaster Parking Authority, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has engaged an artist to paint music-themed murals on the helix-shaped exit ramp of its Prince Street Garage.
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