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Why Every Parking Contract Should Require APDS

If you’d told me, back when I first started in parking enforcement, that one day I’d be advocating for international data standards, I probably would’ve asked what a data standard was. I definitely wouldn’t have guessed it’d be the thing that helps transform how cities manage mobility.

Smart Solutions for the Loading Zone Revenue Dilemma

Successful curb management requires recognizing that loading zones and parking spaces are complementary components of an integrated strategy, not competing resources. Cities that understand this relationship and properly value the economic and social benefits of well-designed loading zones can create solutions that serve commercial needs while maintaining revenue streams.

Top 10 Special Event Parking Challenges: An Operator’s Guide

This comprehensive guide shares the 10 most consistent critical challenges in operations, strategic management, and guest experience and client management and provides proven strategies to overcome them, along with essential pre-event planning protocols that can prevent most problems before they occur.

Click, Watch, Repeat: My Shortcut to Mastering Skills

While many spend hours scrolling through social media platforms, I scroll through YouTube. It’s not just entertainment; it’s a gateway to continuous learning, like a free Ivy League campus at your fingertips.

Is It Cool To Be Quiet?

In a world obsessed with loud pronouncements and flashy presentations, leadership may seem to be only for the loudest in the room. But what if I told you some of the most impactful leaders are actually…quiet?

Why Parking Technology Fails Without Proper Infrastructure 

As an industry, we pour so much effort into researching and implementing the latest technologies to create exceptional customer experiences. But how often do we stop to ask whether the infrastructure can support the technology? Too often, when systems fail, the blame falls on the technology provider. Yet the real issue is frequently the infrastructure required to ensure the technology performs as intended. 

What Is Your People Investment Strategy?

What if, instead of thinking of your people as a cost center, you looked at them as an investment?

There’s Real Money in Trust

When there is high trust, relationships bloom into joint offerings that turn into revenue growth or money for both companies. Without trust, the relationship doesn’t even get off the ground.

Stronger Together: Why APDS and CDS Work Better Side by Side

Especially in North America, some think that the Open Mobility Foundation’s Curb Data Specification (CDS) is the “American” parking standard, and that the standard developed by the Alliance for Parking Data Standards (APDS) is something separate and mainly for Europe. That’s not right, and it’s causing unnecessary hesitation regarding parking standards adoption.

What Parkers Really Want

A groundbreaking study of parking customers across the U.S. and Canada shows that parkers still prefer traditional payment methods despite the push toward digital solutions.
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