At the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), innovation is not just a buzzword. It is a way of life that fuels our ambition. Over the past year, our Parking & Transportation Services (PATS) department launched or expanded five groundbreaking programs, fundamentally transforming campus mobility.    Although we did not plan to implement five […]

  About 15 years ago, I attended my first parking show working for a license plate recognition (LPR) company.     At our booth, we had our new camera, roughly the size of a small pizza box, connected to a PC and monitor. When an attendee inquired about our technology, it was showtime. I would grab […]

The Fridge Family Story    The parking management industry’s global market reached nearly $4.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to $10.1 billion by 2030, with the United States comprising 35% of the market share, according to a recent report from Grand View Research, Inc. But behind these numbers are the people who […]

   If you are like most parking business owners today, you manage many different stakeholders. For example, you might be a lot owner who caters to daily parkers while also serving monthly and other package customers. You must work with your equipment and service vendors, your employees, local governments, and other licensing authorities. You need […]

We Need to Enhance Women’s Transport Security  The thought of traveling alone has always stirred a sense of apprehension within me. Only recently have I come to realize my preference for the security of a companion or the familiarity of my car, perhaps supplemented by a quick train journey to London, for personal trips.     […]

Teeing up Business Intelligence: The Parallels Between Golf and BI Tools    Embarking on a journey into the world of golf, amid parking conferences and grateful camaraderie with fellow players, I have stumbled upon unexpected parallels between this sport and business intelligence (BI) tools. As I navigate the intricacies of both, the similarities are striking.  […]

The Hard Way Makes for Good Outcomes   My son graduated from Purdue University this past May, and Mung Chiang, President of the University, delivered the commencement address. During the talk, President Chiang reminded us of what this graduating class had gone through at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. To be frank, I had all […]

Even Walkable Cities Need Parking Every time I circle a parking lot three times looking for a parking space, I dream of living in a walkable city. In my dream, a walkable city is one of those rarest of things, a place where I can get out of my car and experience the joy of […]

Communication Should Not Be a Game of Telephone Back before work was online, you called people to talk and used fax machines to send documents. Although I do not miss the screeching sound of someone trying to send a fax to my phone, I miss the simplicity of those times. Juggling multiple email accounts, instant […]

The Parking Reform Network Defends Itself   In April’s issue of Parking Today, Clyde Wilson wrote a column attacking the Parking Reform Network (see “How Parking Destroyed the American City,” pages 32-33). As the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Parking Reform Network, I am happy to clear things up and make sure […]