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Ask Coach Colleen … February 2025

How To Invest Effectively in Employee Appreciation By Colleen Gallion In my years as a corporate leader, I have spent countless hours planning and implementing employee appreciation programs. From hosting appreciation lunches for top performers to dressing up like an elf and hand-delivering holiday bonus checks, I pride myself on going above and beyond to […]

Editor’s Note … The Heart of Parking

People and Performance As February rolls around, the season of hearts and flowers provides an apt metaphor for this month’s theme in Parking Today: “Love and Loyalty.” Although we’re not diving into romantic love, we’re exploring a topic just as essential to thriving parking operations — building satisfaction and loyalty among employees as well as […]

Nothing Is Impossible

Reflecting on Lessons Learned By Adrienne Tucker Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final article in a series of Parking Today articles by Adrienne Tucker. To read the first article, see “Nothing Is Impossible: Building a Parking Division from the Ground Up,” in the June 2024 issue. Tucker’s second article, “Nothing Is Impossible: Navigating […]

Introducing the Parking Today Podcast Network

Parking Today Media unites the leading independent podcasts dedicated to the parking industry. By Jay Landers Parking Today Media is excited to unveil the Parking Today Podcast Network, a groundbreaking initiative bringing together the leading independent podcasts dedicated to the parking industry. This is a key moment — the creation of a unified network that […]

Authentic Concern … January 2025

Guiding Teams Through the Emotional Journey of Change By Brian Wolff Parker Technology, like parking, is experiencing many changes. As the organization’s leader, I’m no small source of those changes, because the business demands we do things differently than before. I was having trouble identifying a solution to a particular change I made when a […]

Leading Change

Creating Safe Spaces: Elevating Women’s Safety in Parking and Transportation By Jade Neville Women face unique safety challenges in public spaces, from poorly lit parking lots to unmonitored transit hubs that often foster a sense of vulnerability. Despite strides toward creating safer environments, many women still feel unsafe navigating parking facilities and transportation systems, especially […]

Ask Coach Colleen … January 2025

Mind the (Generation) Gap, Part 2: 
The Game of Telephone By Colleen Gallion In my previous column in the November 2024 issue, I invited you to question your assumptions about what it means to have a good work ethic, to practice curiosity, to embrace what works for your team and your customers, and to ditch […]

Safety Through Compliance

Protecting Pedestrians Through Parking Enforcement   By Jay Landers   With pedestrian fatalities on the rise in the United States, a groundswell of support has grown for efforts to better protect people on foot and cyclists from vehicular traffic. Cities, universities, airports, and other entities are turning to various approaches for improving traffic safety, including […]

Campus Leader in Parking Operations

At Chapman University, Parking and Technology Go Hand-In-Hand   For a smaller institution of higher learning, Chapman University’s impact could be considered outsized. Located in Orange, California, just 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the university has a student population of slightly more than 10,000. Founded in 1861, the school is ranked number 133 in […]

Smart-Flex Parking: Lessons Learned from Eliminating Reserved Parking

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series of Parking Today articles by Greg Hladik. To read the first article, see “Transforming Campus Mobility: UT Arlington’s Year of Innovation,” pages 32-33 and 37, in the July 2024 issue.   At the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), reserved parking spaces have long been […]

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