IPMI & Member News
By Amy Zaid With all the new and upcoming technology in the parking industry you might think something simple wouldn’t be hard to find! In July 2016, we automated an event-driven garage in Houston, Texas. We primarily intended to increase revenue, reduce costs, and enhance the tenant and visitor parking Read More »
By Brian Shaw, CAPP As the U.S. attempts to heal and come together following a contentious and acrimonious presidential election, the parking industry offers an inspiring example of how two opposing sides can reconcile and come together. You may remember a few years ago when the United States Green Building Read More »
Social media accounts in Coalisland, Ireland, and local-road traffic went a little crazy last Thursday as drivers slowed down, pointed at, photographed, and documented … a parking warden. Why? Because they couldn’t remember seeing one in a very long time. Coalisland was discovered to be a bit of a parking-enforcement Read More »
By Kathleen Federici, MEd Growing up in a house with a father who was in the Navy was interesting. I got to hear the stories and re-live the patriotic duties my dad was assigned. He was one of the Navy crew aboard the USS Lake Champlain aircraft carrier commissioned June Read More »
The White House this week announced plans to launch 48 electric vehicle (EV) charging networks in 35 states and along 25,000 miles of highway, while 28 states are teaming up with major vehicle manufacturers and EV service providers to boost charging availability elsewhere on those corridors. Several other states also Read More »
By Jason M. Jones Many of us have been asked to serve on a committee, task force, or steering group and often jump on the chance to not only support our industry but more importantly, our colleagues. I always view it as a great honor to have someone reach out Read More »
By Chris McKenty Hospitals find themselves under continuous competitive pressure and are constantly looking for ways to attract new patients. One great way to do that is by making the parking experience easier. Automating access control equipment appeals to patients who hate having to wait in line to leave a Read More »
Driving habits are changing. We’ve heard it over and over the last year or so, and the parking industry is working hard to ensure that whatever new habits become dominant in the future will be reflected in effective and efficient design and management of parking facilities. Last week, Wired got Read More »
By Shawn Conrad, CAE On November 1, 1948, Henry S. Truman, the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, went to bed thinking about the inevitable—that he would lose the election to Thomas E. Dewey. The outcome was so certain, the Chicago Daily Tribune printed the infamous headline, “Dewey Read More »
Gary Means, CAPP, is no stranger to community service. He’s the guy behind the Food for Fines drive in Lexington, Ky., that collected more than 10,000 cans of food for the needy last year. This year, he’s trying something a little different: spending 24 hours outside to draw attention to Read More »
Paul Wessel, director of market development at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), last week made remarks at the opening of Connecticut’s first “green” parking lot (read about it here). We liked them so much we wanted to share them here: Mayor Harp has called us all to embrace a Read More »
By Josh Cantor In September, I wrote an article for The Parking Professional about the many presidential and presidential candidate visits we have handled at George Mason University in my 11 years here. On cue, right after the article was published, we had First Lady Michelle Obama on campus. It Read More »
