IPMI & Member News
By Rita Pagan Last year I attended my first industry-related professional conference. No one gave me a pep talk or told me what to expect and I feel like I missed out on a ton not having some background. Here are five things I learned that other conference newbies might Read More »
Job growth in Seattle is, obviously, seen as a good thing except for one concern: In a city with very little space for more cars, how are the people filling new jobs going to get around? They apparently figured it out. A new report by Commute Seattle finds that nearly Read More »
By Shawn Conrad, CAE I grew up in an environment where colloquial language was the norm. Actually, working on a farm during high school and college, the men and women I spent time with often used colloquial or informal phrases to make a point. One of my favorites was when Read More »
In the six months since a flash flood devastated historic Ellicott City, Md., 70 of 90 restaurants and shops have managed to reopen, but their owners say there’s a huge speed bump in the way of their success: on-street parking that’s still closed to visitors. Main Street, where most of Read More »
By Robert Fries, CAPP One of Virginia Beach’s core parking goals is continuous training and ongoing education. We believe shared knowledge is one of the necessary traits to establish a high performing organizational culture that values people and the talent they bring every day. As part of Virginia Beach’s commitment Read More »
By Jason M. Jones While walking back to the office from a successful problem-solving site visit, I was stopped abruptly by a high-level university administrator. She’s having challenges with her reserved parking space and was having one at that particular moment. She thanked me for coming to see the situation Read More »
Technology designed for parking may well be on its way to saving the lives of police officers around the U.S. Taking heed of an uptick in ambushes on police officers parked on the street, popular police-car manufacturer Dodge has repurposed its rear-facing ultrasonic parking sensors in cars made for law Read More »
By Kim Fernandez It’s o’dark-thirty—6:15 a.m. in February–in an airport parking garage. There’s a sad, empty, disposable coffee cup in my left hand, a suitcase handle in my right (because the bag tips over if I let go), and I’m summoning every last ounce of patience on a crowded platform Read More »
By Victor A. Hill, CAPP, MPA Seriously. Google it and the first result is a blog post about anticipatory car park anxiety. So how do we mitigate it? Let’s start a conversation. I’m interested in common concerns expressed by customers and it would be great to hear from operations of Read More »
The parking industry has come a long way as part of the greater transportation system, embracing its role in a multi-modal-focused, new way of thinking about the ways people get around. But has it already been overdone? A new study by Smart Growth America and Reid Ewing at the University Read More »
By Nicole Chinea, CAPP As I type the title of this post, the first thing that comes to mind is the old saying, “It takes a village.” Houston was home to the 2017 Super Bowl. Texas bleeds football and screamed with pride to host such an event. Upon selection more Read More »
Slot machines, card games, and a cemetery. In the middle of the parking lot. Odd? Yes, but also reality for the new del Lago Resort and Casino in New York, which had to build its parking around a generations-old cemetery the state said it couldn’t relocate. Now surrounded by a Read More »
