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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.

When Did ‘Luxury’ Become a Parking Strategy? 

In parking, "luxury" has quietly become shorthand for optional, non-essential, or nice-to-have. But that framing is misleading and increasingly harmful. 

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.

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.

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.

Metropolis Agrees to $8.75 Million Tennessee Settlement 

The parking operator and provider of artificial intelligence solutions Metropolis Technologies, Inc., recently agreed to an $8.75 million settlement with the State of Tennessee to resolve its investigation into the company.

How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping the Future of Parking 

Across public and private sectors, artificial intelligence is helping operators, cities, and drivers move from guesswork to precision. Here’s how these changes are taking shape and what they mean for the future of parking.

V2X: Your Car Is Talking. Is Parking Listening?

Thanks to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, cars are chatting with traffic lights, toll booths, satellites, cell towers, and even other vehicles. But not parking. And that needs to change.

Innovation Reshapes the Parking Landscape

The parking industry is undergoing a profound shift as digitalization redefines how space, data, and customer needs intersect. Across the U.S., operators are witnessing the emergence of new tools and models that increase operational efficiency and unlock additional revenue streams. Although global pioneers have already demonstrated what’s possible, the U.S. market is primed to leap forward by localizing and scaling these innovations.

Omaha’s Parking Overhaul

By adopting gateless parking and mobile-first technology, Omaha is transforming operations and redefining the customer experience. By Jacob Larson Getting stuck inside a parking facility is never on anyone’s bucket list. For drivers, it’s an unexpected inconvenience that turns a routine outing into a source of stress. When a payment machine fails and staff must […]
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