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Designing for Both Features and Failures

Welcome to Truth in the Trenches, a new Parking Today column about the evolving world of parking operations, where client experience, team dynamics, and everyday decisions meet the future of mobility.

Let There Be Light

With automation reducing on-site staff, illuminated signs are the ultimate wingman, streamlining payments and boosting throughput.

A Conversation with Kendra Petty

Kendra Petty’s life story reads like a thriller novel, except it’s all true. In her 2023 memoir “I Can’t Believe I’m Not Dead,” the longtime parking industry veteran and current executive vice president at Way.com recounts a harrowing journey of survival.

Parking Investment Pays Dividends

San Diego State University transformed a neglected parking lot into a sustainable campus gateway featuring recycled materials, stormwater management, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Relocatable Parking Addresses Future Uncertainty

A 1,500-space relocatable garage recently entered development at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), in Arlington, Virginia.

Tel Aviv Parking Data Helps Drivers 

By using an app that displays the sensor data in real time, drivers in Tel Aviv, Israel, have an easier time finding available parking, thereby reducing congestion and decreasing vehicular carbon emissions. 

Citizens Help Enforce Accessible Parking 

In their quest to improve compliance with disabled parking regulations, some local governments have turned to volunteers for help in deterring what in some cases remains a stubbornly persistent problem.

Energy Management Is the New Time Management 

Most executives believe the key to performance is better time management: more planning, tighter priorities, cleaner calendars. But time isn’t the real constraint. Energy is.

Does It Fit, or Are You Just Forcing It? 

When selecting parking solutions for your operations, take the time to engage in a thorough search and evaluate all the pros and cons.

New Parking Garage Receives Week-Long Celebration in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 

The City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, recently held a week of festivities to celebrate the opening of its new Walnut Street Garage.

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