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Smarter Parking Makes for Smarter Cities

October 1, 2024

The Smart City Movement Begins to Benefit from the Increasing Sophistication of Parking Technology By Jay Landers Across the world, urban centers increasingly are collecting, analyzing, and acting on data in real time to optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve services. These “smart cities” often seek to develop innovative public policies that achieve such […]

Nothing is Impossible: Converting Critics Into Partners

October 1, 2024

Editor’s note: This is the third 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,” pages 18 and 21, in the June 2024 issue. Tucker’s second article, “Nothing Is Impossible: Navigating the Procurement Maze,” appeared on pages […]

Authentic Concern … October 2024

October 1, 2024

The Value of Hopelessness Have you ever found yourself in a professional situation in which all you felt was hopelessness? It’s one of those rare moments when you’ve flexed every single leadership muscle, yet the situation refuses to improve. In my 35 years in business, I’ve faced several of these moments. However, I […]

Ask Coach Colleen … October 2024

October 1, 2024

Escaping the Drama Triangle Whether at work or home, we all fall into familiar patterns, some of which we can’t seem to shake. “Why do I get so bossy around my siblings?” “Why do I always get stuck cleaning the conference room?” When we assume these unconscious roles, whether at home or work, we’ve […]

Editor’s Note … October 2024

October 1, 2024

Parking’s Role in Fostering Safer, Smarter Cities As urban landscapes evolve and the march toward smarter cities picks up pace, the role of parking is stepping into the spotlight in new ways. Once on the periphery of the smart city movement, parking is gaining recognition as a vital element in the ongoing efforts to enhance […]

Kicking Inefficiency to the Curb

September 1, 2024

Helping Cities Maximize Valuable Curb Real Estate By Jay Landers Most well-run cities focus on water, energy, waste, highways, and parks, because everyone agrees they are essential items of infrastructure that require management. Cities and utilities work diligently to balance supply and demand, see to maintenance, and adapt when the needs of a […]

Park Now, Expand Later

September 1, 2024

A new 12-level aboveground parking garage in downtown Dallas can accommodate up to 15 more floors of potential future development. By Jay Landers Opened this past May, the 12-level, $66.8-million garage located at the corner of Jackson and Market streets in downtown Dallas offers more than just new parking. With its rounded corners […]

Empty Downtowns Bring New Challenges

September 1, 2024

Strategy, Technology are Keys to Enticing Parking Customers By Benjamin Sands and Rob McConnell There are no cookie-cutter solutions to managing parking operations. Every city — every neighborhood — is different, with its own unique challenges and needs. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this has never been more apparent. In this […]

The Power of Public Relations

September 1, 2024

How To Harness Publicity to Benefit Your Company By Bill Smith Your organization should have a strategic public relations (PR) program. If you don’t, your marketing and business development efforts aren’t nearly as effective as they could be, and you are likely losing out on business opportunities. Unfortunately, most parking organizations don’t have PR […]

Ask Coach Colleen … September 2024

September 1, 2024

Navigating the New Rules of Employee Time Management in a Hybrid Work World At a recent business event, I chatted with several leaders who were venting about their frustration with employees’ casual attitudes toward work hours. One leader shared, “I had a new hire tell me she was leaving in the middle of the […]

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