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Safe Park Indy Relaunches Homelessness Parking Program 

On June 1, Safe Park Indy (SPI), Indianapolis’s vehicular homelessness parking program, resumed operations after a yearlong hiatus. Known as Safe Park Indy 2.0, the new, improved model is designed with flexibility and automation to better meet the community’s needs and reduce the program’s labor requirements.  

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.

Industry News … October 2025

Sponsored by Toledo Ticket Technologies JustPark, a parking technology platform, announced the acquisition of Oobeo, a subsidiary of Toledo Ticket Technologies and provider of valet and permit management and contactless parking payment software. The acquisition supports JustPark’s North American growth strategy and expands its product offerings across commercial operators, municipalities, venues, and public and private institutions. […]

Tradition Meets Innovation

By Jay Landers Private operators have long been a central facet of America’s parking industry, and this month’s issue of Parking Today celebrates both their historical contributions and their ongoing evolution in an increasingly complex marketplace. Parking is an industry where families have historically played — and continue to play — a major role among […]

Summer Tech Tune-Up: Don’t Let Your Systems Melt Down

When was the last time you gave your tech stack a good old-fashioned summer tune-up?

In Memoriam: Dean Viereck (1962-2025) 

Parking Today notes the unexpected loss of Dean Viereck, 63, of Long Beach, California, who passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025.

HermitGo Accelerates Past the Competition

Cornell-born startup HermitGo claimed first place at PIE’s 2025 Accelerate! Parking Pitch Competition, impressing judges with its app that turns idle parked cars into shared mobility options. By Jay Landers Of the five companies vying for recognition in this year’s Accelerate! Parking Pitch Competition at the recent Parking Industry Expo (PIE), HermitGo captured top honors. […]

Industry News … July 2025

Sponsored by Toledo Ticket Technologies The British Parking Association, the UK trade body for the parking industry, announced it will develop and operate the National Parking Platform (NPP) following successful government-backed trials. The platform will enable drivers to pay for parking in all participating car parks using their preferred mobile app, eliminating the need to download […]

Marketing ≠ Fluff: It’s a Revenue Engine

By Heidi Barber What is marketing? Oftentimes, it’s reduced to branding, generating leads, or having an impressive trade show booth. Maybe it’s about crafting killer content for LinkedIn. But those elements are only part of the story. At its core, marketing should be a revenue-driving function. When marketing is aligned with a company’s go-to-market strategy, […]

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