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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 […]

Industry News … January 2025

January 2, 2025

Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), Inc., a provider of artificial-intelligence (AI)-driven compliance and vehicle activity monitoring, announced the appointment of Todd Tucker, JD, DBA, CAPP, CPP, as its new chief operating officer. Before joining PRRS, Tucker served as president at Parking Logix. He assumed the role from Chris Conley, who retired from PRRS. The Chicago […]

Bridging the Technological Gap: The U.S. Parking Industry vs. Europe

December 27, 2024

Editor’s note: This story is a condensed version of a feature article by Steve Gorski that will appear in the February print edition of Parking Today. The U.S. parking industry lags behind Europe in adopting advanced technologies like license plate recognition (LPR), parking guidance, and mobile payments, resulting in inefficiencies, environmental challenges, and poor user experiences. […]

A Parking Procurement Primer

December 27, 2024

Editor’s note: This story is a condensed version of a feature article by Scott Petri that will appear in the February print edition of Parking Today. Selecting the right approach to parking technology procurement begins with a well-crafted request for proposal (RFP). A thoughtful RFP ensures technology aligns with organizational goals, meets quality standards, and integrates […]

Compensation Counts in Elevating Parking Operations: Why Pay Policies Matter

December 27, 2024

Editor’s note: This story is a condensed version of a feature article by Andrew Sachs that will appear in the February print edition of Parking Today. The parking industry is navigating a transformative era, grappling with shifting mobility patterns, rapid technological adoption, and large-scale corporate consolidations. Yet amid these changes, one critical factor often goes […]

Russia’s Parking Sector Experiences Hard Times, Higher Costs

December 3, 2024

By Eugene Gerden The Russian parking sector is experiencing financial hardship in the wake of international sanctions applied to the country following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Before the invasion, Russia’s parking sector represented one of the most developed segments of municipal infrastructure within most Russian cities. Moreover, the level of organization of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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