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Game-Day Parking Redesigned

October 2, 2024

Seamless Parking at the University of Houston Improves  the Game-Day Experience for Football Fans By Jaime Snyder, CAPP, and Neil Hart, MBA, CAPP, CASP Anyone who has ever attended either a college or professional football game can attest that parking is critical to the overall experience. Although some fans park their vehicles and […]

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 […]

Profiting Post-Pandemic

October 1, 2024

Amid a Changing Landscape, Parking Operators Must Adopt New Technologies, Practices to Remain Competitive By Wes Guckert While much of the post-pandemic world has returned to something closely resembling normal, the workplace continues to evolve. Perhaps nowhere has this change been more evident than in the half-empty office towers that dot downtown skylines […]

Automation Anxiety

October 1, 2024

Drivers Distrust Parking Assistance Solutions,  but Human Factors Can Help By Yiqi Zhang Features employing artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming the new standard for today’s vehicles, transforming the driving experience around the world. Although self-driving cars remain under development, parking-assistance solutions have become increasingly more integrated into registered vehicles, offering an innovative approach […]

Suicide Prevention and Awareness in the Parking Industry

September 26, 2024

By Clarena Tobon Editor’s note: September is Suicide Prevention Month. With this in mind, Parking Today seeks to raise awareness of this important topic and highlight its importance within the parking sector. Suicide prevention is a critical topic for every industry, and the parking industry is no exception. Although this sector may appear […]

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 […]

Using Design Elements to Create Lasting First Impressions

September 1, 2024

How to choose parking facility closure solutions that are as attractive as they are reliable By Heather Bender Whether encountered at a suburban healthcare complex or on the streets of a major metropolis, the design and aesthetics of parking facilities convey a lot about the values of the institutions or individuals who own […]

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 […]

Innovation Navigator … September 2024

September 1, 2024

The Necessity of ‘Reinventing the Wheel’ in the Parking Industry When it comes to innovation, it’s often said that we “should not reinvent the wheel.” However, history shows us the flaws in this perspective. The wheel itself has been reinvented countless times, evolving from a simple rounded stone slab to the sophisticated rubber-tired mechanisms […]

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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