IPMI is proud to announce the launch of the new Parksmart website, a dynamic new digital home for the industry’s leading certification program for sustainable parking and mobility facilities. Designed to elevate awareness, expand access, and inspire innovation, the new site marks an exciting next step in Parksmart’s continued growth, empowering owners, operators, designers, and communities with the tools and resources to create smarter, greener, and more efficient parking assets for the future.

Tallahassee, FL — Florida State University has replaced its Lyft-based student safe ride program with FSU Safe Ride, a new dedicated electric microtransit service operated by Slidr. The program gives students a reliable, low-cost way to get around campus and the surrounding community, replacing the unpredictable pricing and availability of third-party rideshare with a service built specifically for FSU.

A few months ago, my college, Schoolcraft College, hosted a business pitch competition. Intrigued by the opportunity, I immediately opened the Notes app on my phone — where I had been collecting ideas for years — and began revisiting one concept that had stuck with me: an interoperability platform for parking.

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