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Creativity Changes Our World

Megaphone on pink background with conceptual colourful balls spheres in airWhen’s the last time your organization got creative–really creative–in a customer-facing way? Our guess is if anything’s pushed you there, it was COVID-19. And lots of parking organizations pulled out the creativity to get through the pandemic, and even thrive.

The winners of this year’s IPMI Marketing Awards thought way outside the box to reach customers, communities, and prospective partners during the last year or so, and their winning projects offer inspiration and concrete ideas that can be carried forward. Don’t miss this year’s winners; they’re all in the June issue of Parking & Mobility and will be recognized in-person at the 2021 IPMI Parking & Mobility Conference & Expo in Tampa, Fla., this fall.  Read the article and go forth and create something awesome!

IPMI News: IPMI Celebrates 2020 Awards of Excellence Winners for Creativity, Design, Innovation in Parking & Mobility

The International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) recently recognized seven outstanding 2020 Awards of Excellence winners.  IPMI’s Awards of Excellence program showcases outstanding parking and transportation facilities and innovative programs to further the parking, transportation, and mobility industry. Entries are reviewed by a panel of expert judges from every segment of the industry and ranked across a wide spectrum of criteria.

Explore the details and photo galleries for each winner here, and read the feature article in Parking & Mobility  magazine.

IPMI’s call for 2021 awards is open through October 30, 2020.

Best Design of a Mixed or Multi-use Parking &Transportation Facility:

The Center Street Garage, City of Berkeley, California

Submitted by: City of Berkeley, Calif. and International Parking Design, Inc.

Best Design of a Mixed or Multi-use Parking & Transportation Facility:

Terminal Garage, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee

Submitted by Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority and Walker Consultants

Best Design of a Parking Facility:

San Francisco International Airport Long Term Parking 2

Submitted by San Francisco International Airport

Best Parking/Transportation Facility Rehabilitation or Restoration:

Nebraska Medical Center Lot 1 Restoration, Omaha, Nebraska

Submitted by Nebraska Medical Center and Walker Consultants

Innovation in a Mobility, Transportation, or Parking Program:

Automating Disability Cart Service, University of Arizona

Submitted by University of Arizona Parking & Transportation Services

Excellence in Architectural Design:

Center Street Garage, City of Berkeley, California

Submitted by: City of Berkeley, Calif. and International Parking Design, Inc.

Innovation in Facility Design:

Pixar Pals Parking Structure

Submitted by Walt Disney Imagineering and International Parking Design

Excellence in Sustainable Design:

Terminal Garage, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee

Submitted by Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority and Walker Consultants.

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Reaching for the Sky

It’s been a weird year in parking and mobility. Maybe that makes it a great time to tell some of the industry’s positive stories–the stories that explain why parking and mobility are vital components of successful cities, campuses, healthcare facilities, airports, and all sorts of businesses and venues. We bet there’s a story inside your organization, in fact.

Want proof? Check out the winners of this year’s IPMI Marketing Awards, who are being recognized for innovative campaigns, creative use of social media and other platforms, and telling the great stories that make parking and mobility shine. Their stories are terrific and we bet you’ll find inspiration to tell your own–and that’s just in time because next year’s award program opens soon.

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Marketing Awards. Thanks for telling great parking and mobility stories–we all benefit!