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Why Revenue Doesn’t Fall With Fair Pricing

This is the second in a two-part series by the author examining parker behavior and the ways in which compliance and enforcement strategies and different technologies can influence such behavior.

The Case for Gateless Parking Systems

Municipal parking is undergoing a fundamental transformation. As cities modernize infrastructure, digitize services, and prioritize user experience, many are rethinking whether physical barriers are still the best solution.

Florida Parking Lawsuit Challenges Municipal Enforcement Practices 

In March, a retired attorney filed a lawsuit against six South Florida municipalities and three parking companies, alleging that their on-street parking enforcement practices are unconstitutional.

Innovation Takes the Stage

Now in its third year, the Accelerate! Parking Pitch Competition has established itself as one of the signature events of the annual Parking Industry Expo (PIE). Held this past March in Dallas at the Hilton Anatole Hotel and Conference Center during PIE 2026, the competition brought together emerging parking companies to pitch their innovations before a panel of experienced industry judges and a room full of potential customers, partners, and peers.

Spot-On Enforcement

The automated parking enforcement company Spot Parking, the winner of the 2026 Accelerate! Parking Pitch Competition, formed when its founders realized that the parking experience at their university could be improved upon significantly.

The Human Face of Parking Enforcement

Parking enforcement officers are often the most frequent point of contact between a municipal authority and the people it serves. How they carry themselves, how they communicate, and whether residents feel seen or simply processed, all of it matters.

Closing the Parking Behavior Gap

Every unfamiliar parking facility is a problem for customers to solve from scratch, at the exact moment they are most distracted. That’s not a complaint about the industry; it’s a design reality we have to work with. And once you see it, you start to identify the opportunities.

Installing EV Chargers Is Easy. Managing Them Isn’t

The U.K. has moved quickly to stimulate electric vehicle (EV) demand and accelerate infrastructure rollout. But experience suggests that installing EV chargers is the easy part. The harder, and arguably more important, task is deciding who can use those spaces, when they can use them, and what happens when they don’t follow the rules.

The Three Faces of Parking Behavior

Parking behavior, much like traffic itself, tends to fall within three distinct types: the Saint, the Parking Gambler, and the Curbside Rebel. You may recognize them.

What CBS Colorado Left Out of Its Parking Citation Story 

A CBS Colorado story last month about alleged wrongful parking citations in Castle Rock, Colorado, offers a familiar example of how the parking industry tends to fare in local media coverage. Featuring an angry restaurant owner and an aggrieved customer, the May 14 report left out documentation showing that the customer had triggered the citation himself by entering an incorrect license plate number during the parking validation process.
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