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Maximizing ROI with Parking Guidance Technology 

By Steve Gorski  Parking guidance technology (PGT) is arguably the most important of the parking technologies that have been introduced in recent years. No other technology comes close when it comes to improving the parking experience, and it has the added benefit of providing invaluable utilization data that owners and operators can use to operate […]

Cybersecurity Insurance: What Parking Operators Need to Know

By Katherine Beaty  The parking industry is increasingly digital, from license plate recognition systems to mobile payment apps. Although these innovations improve efficiency and enhance the customer experience, they also introduce vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity incidents, like data breaches exposing customer payment information or ransomware attacks crippling operations, have become genuine threats. For many parking operators, cybersecurity […]

Industry News … March 2025

Parking solutions provider Reimagined Parking announced the appointment of Rick West as its chief executive officer (CEO). Having spent more than 30 years in the parking industry, West has deep experience as an operator of parking garage businesses such as the Millennium Parking Concession, Central Parking Corporation, and Parking Company of America Airports. Reimagined Parking […]

Compensation Counts in Elevating Parking Operations

Strategic pay policies coupled with clear expectations, training, and feedback create the engaged workforce needed for parking’s evolving demands. By Andrew Sachs The parking industry stands at a critical crossroads, confronting significant challenges and seizing new opportunities within an ever and rapidly evolving landscape. With shifting mobility patterns, rapid adoption of technological advancements, and corporate […]

A Parking Procurement Primer

Learn how to navigate the request for proposal process and choose the right approach for your parking technology needs. By Scott Petri Frequently, the acquisition of new parking technologies requires thoughtful planning to ensure that intended goals are met. Often this technology is cutting edge and will overlay existing infrastructure and software and will almost […]

Industry News … February 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 

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 […]

Parking Forward

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

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 

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. […]

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