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Authentic Concern … February 2025

January 31, 2025

Love Is in the Details By Brian Wolff I’ve come to appreciate in every professional scenario when champions are crowned, there’s a leader that espouses the virtue of doing the little things well as the critical component to success. In the parking industry, the grand structures and complex systems often receive the most attention. We […]

Ask Coach Colleen … February 2025

January 31, 2025

How To Invest Effectively in Employee Appreciation By Colleen Gallion In my years as a corporate leader, I have spent countless hours planning and implementing employee appreciation programs. From hosting appreciation lunches for top performers to dressing up like an elf and hand-delivering holiday bonus checks, I pride myself on going above and beyond to […]

Industry News … February 2025

January 31, 2025

TKH Security is collaborating with ASM Lithography, commonly referred to as ASML, to install a comprehensive parking management solution at the company’s facility in San Diego, California. Through this project, TKH Security’s Park Assist Solution, an automated parking guidance system, will provide parking guidance for a 5-floor parking structure housing 502 spaces. The project is […]

UC Davis Health, Austin Parking Facilities Win PCI Design Awards

January 15, 2025

A UC Davis Health parking facility in Sacramento, California, and a privately owned parking structure in Austin, Texas, are the latest parking buildings to receive design awards from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). Announced on January 14, the 2025 PCI Design Awards included two honoring parking garages: The UC Davis Health Parking Structure IV was named […]

Minneapolis, Seattle Receive Stage 2 SMART Grant for Curb Management

January 7, 2025

In mid-December, the cities of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Seattle, Washington, were jointly awarded a $14.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to further their ongoing efforts to improve curb-management practices. The funding will enable Minneapolis and Seattle to pursue a 3-year project titled “Smart Curbs for Better Access: A Digital, Data Driven […]

Smarter Enforcement and Safer Streets in Somerville

January 2, 2025

Somerville, Massachusetts, leverages automated enforcement technology to target high-risk areas, improving safety for all road users. By Jay Landers With more than 80,000 residents living within 4.2 square miles, Somerville, Massachusetts, is one of the most densely populated cities in New England. Located just outside of Boston, Somerville is known for its thriving, bike-friendly neighborhoods […]

Prefabricated Precision

January 2, 2025

The parking structure for the new Kilroy Oyster Point life science campus in San Francisco merges modular construction with seismic safety and style. By Aaron Alhady In the urban landscape of South San Francisco, the birthplace of biotechnology and the second-largest life science market in the country, a new landmark is taking shape — Kilroy […]

Nothing Is Impossible

January 2, 2025

Reflecting on Lessons Learned By Adrienne Tucker Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final article in a series of Parking Today articles by Adrienne Tucker. To read the first article, see “Nothing Is Impossible: Building a Parking Division from the Ground Up,” in the June 2024 issue. Tucker’s second article, “Nothing Is Impossible: Navigating […]

Guarding the Gate

January 2, 2025

A parking operator uses strategic signage to protect patrons and limit liability. By Mark Pratt Liability in a parking facility is front of mind for any operator. Gate arms, in particular, can pose liability concerns, even when operators take pains to warn patrons not to walk in the vicinity of operating gates. However, proper signage, […]

Parking Forward

January 2, 2025

With proper knowledge, experience, and creativity, designers and contractors  can create parking buildings that become celebrated additions to any community. By Fernando Sanchez Parking buildings are not “one-size-fits-all” facilities. Rather, they are highly functional and are feet-and-inches driven. In fact, their efficiency greatly influences the economics of a project. Typically, little attention is paid to […]

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