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Maximize Revenue During Peak Parking Demand

Without a strategy for seasonal spikes, operations can quickly come under strain. It’s time to manage peak periods strategically. Here’s how to get started. 

Innovation Requires Three Distinct Mindsets, Part 2

If Explorers spark innovation and Town Builders give it structure, City Enablers keep the engines running, ensuring that progress doesn’t just happen once but continues sustainably over time. They are the professionals who fine-tune systems, manage complexity, and preserve balance between ambition and practicality. Much like life in general, progress in the parking industry requires a balance of efforts by Explorers, Town Builders, and City Enablers.

Automated Parking Takes Flight

As U.S. airports look to improve their parking programs, a growing number are adopting automated payment systems to streamline their parking operations and expedite and simplify the parking process for travelers.

30 Years of Parking Today: Moments That Mattered

Thirty years of Parking Today means 30 years of headlines that captured an industry in motion: deals that reshaped the competitive landscape, ideas that challenged conventional wisdom, and technologies that changed how parking works. The headlines on these pages are snapshots of those moments. 

30th Anniversary of Parking Today: 30 Years of Change

During the past 30 years, what was once viewed simply as the business of storing vehicles has evolved into a sophisticated industry integrating finance, software, infrastructure, and urban planning.

TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT: Engineered for Consistent Performance in Demanding Environments

With efficient power management to support solar and energy-conscious installations, ID TECH devices deliver dependable, secure performance across every parking environment.

Uber Bought a Parking App: Here’s What It Actually Means for Your Operation 

With its SpotHero acquisition, Uber didn’t buy a parking app. It bought physical infrastructure for an autonomous future. The parking industry’s $100 billion market is poised for a fundamental shift from passive vehicle storage to active mobility infrastructure. Operators who position their assets for this transition will capture outsized value. Those who don’t will find themselves holding depreciating assets in a world that has moved on. 

The Multi-SIM Myth: When More Carriers Create More Problems

Multiple subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) technology is often marketed as a form of redundancy. In practice, when misunderstood or poorly configured, it can introduce instability at the exact moment reliability matters most: during real-time payment processing over cellular networks.

Arrive Adds Enforcement Through Passport Deal 

In the latest in a series of acquisitions, the parking and mobility giant Arrive is picking up Passport Labs, Inc., the parking technology provider specializing in compliance and curbside payment solutions. 

TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT: A Future-Ready Foundation for Parking Commerce

ID TECH provides a sophisticated payment “engine” designed to bridge the gap between complex financial networks and the high-speed demands of parking operations.
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