Safety Through Compliance

October 1, 2024

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 […]

Smarter Parking Makes for Smarter Cities

October 1, 2024

The Smart City Movement Begins to Benefit from the Increasing Sophistication of Parking Technology By Jay Landers Across the world, urban centers increasingly are collecting, analyzing, and acting on data in real time to optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve services. These “smart cities” often seek to develop innovative public policies that achieve such […]

Nothing is Impossible: Converting Critics Into Partners

October 1, 2024

Editor’s note: This is the third 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,” pages 18 and 21, in the June 2024 issue. Tucker’s second article, “Nothing Is Impossible: Navigating the Procurement Maze,” appeared on pages […]

Controlling the Curb

October 1, 2024

Proper Curb Management Requires a Detailed Understanding of Parking Demand, Particularly Through Highly Accurate Real-Time Occupancy Data By Dan Mathers In recent years, use of the curb and curbside management has rapidly evolved and continues to change, becoming a major topic of conversation within many communities. From increasing delivery activities to the use […]

Profiting Post-Pandemic

October 1, 2024

Amid a Changing Landscape, Parking Operators Must Adopt New Technologies, Practices to Remain Competitive By Wes Guckert While much of the post-pandemic world has returned to something closely resembling normal, the workplace continues to evolve. Perhaps nowhere has this change been more evident than in the half-empty office towers that dot downtown skylines […]

Automation Anxiety

October 1, 2024

Drivers Distrust Parking Assistance Solutions,  but Human Factors Can Help By Yiqi Zhang Features employing artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming the new standard for today’s vehicles, transforming the driving experience around the world. Although self-driving cars remain under development, parking-assistance solutions have become increasingly more integrated into registered vehicles, offering an innovative approach […]

Innovation Navigator … October 2024

October 1, 2024

Make the Matrix Work for You by Leveraging ChatGPT and AI in the Parking Industry At the beginning of the classic science fiction film “The Matrix,” the character Neo faces a choice: take the blue pill and forget what he’s learned about the dystopian Matrix that controls his simulated reality or take the red […]

Authentic Concern … October 2024

October 1, 2024

The Value of Hopelessness Have you ever found yourself in a professional situation in which all you felt was hopelessness? It’s one of those rare moments when you’ve flexed every single leadership muscle, yet the situation refuses to improve. In my 35 years in business, I’ve faced several of these moments. However, I […]

Ask Coach Colleen … October 2024

October 1, 2024

Escaping the Drama Triangle Whether at work or home, we all fall into familiar patterns, some of which we can’t seem to shake. “Why do I get so bossy around my siblings?” “Why do I always get stuck cleaning the conference room?” When we assume these unconscious roles, whether at home or work, we’ve […]

Industry News … October 2024

October 1, 2024

The Verra Mobility Corporation, a smart mobility technology solutions provider, appointed Lin Bo as senior vice president of T2 Systems, a Verra Mobility company that specializes in parking management technology and services. Bo will report to David Roberts, Verra Mobility’s president and chief executive officer (CEO). Most recently, Bo served as general manager of FG […]

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