Parksmart is the world’s only certification system designed to advance sustainable mobility through smarter parking structure design and operation.

Extreme weather events are becoming a more regular occurrence. As I write this blog, large portions of the country are digging out from significant winter weather events – many of whom do not experience ice, snow and subzero temperatures on a regular (or even occasional!) basis.

Presented by the IPMI Technology Committee, the focus is on giving enforcement and parking professionals a clear view of the technologies their peers around the world are using today and what lessons those approaches may offer for future technology planning.

Parking owners and operators must provide a well-operated, safe, and secure environment in a parking system that is designed and operated for high levels of service, safety, and the well-being of everyone who interacts within the system. This course will demonstrate how to understand your parking system and its assets, design and maintain those assets, and manage the system to its best effect.

The California Mobility & Parking Association (CMPA) surveyed agencies throughout California from December 10, 2025, through January 10, 2026, to understand the use and impact of Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) in parking enforcement. Across CMPA respondents, BWC adoption in parking enforcement is emerging but not yet widespread.