Technology

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.

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.

San Diego, CA — EnSight Technologies, a leading provider of vision-based parking intelligence and guidance solutions, announced that it has been approved as an authorized affiliate of Lion National Corp under its cooperative purchasing contract #02-139 with OMNIA Partners.

Portier, a global provider of intelligent parking guidance and smart mobility systems, is proud to announce the deployment of its Portier VISION and Portier HOST platforms at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States. The new systems are designed to improve traffic flow, enhance traveler convenience, and provide airport management with powerful operational insights.

Fort Lee, NJ — Parking Base, the industry leader in parking management technology, announced the launch of Enterprise Manager™, a groundbreaking new parking management platform that provides an accounting-first approach to parking management. Enterprise Manager eliminates fragmented reporting, manual reconciliation, and disconnected systems by delivering clean, normalized, and general-ledger-ready parking data across entire portfolios.

Killeen, TX — Travelers at Killeen Regional Airport (GRK) will soon experience a faster, simpler way to park. Beginning Feb. 1, the airport will remove parking gates and transition to a free-flow parking system powered by Premium Parking’s digital platform, GLIDEPARCS®.

Indianapolis, IN – Parker Technology announced the launch of its new API integration with Designa, giving customer service representatives (CSRs) streamlined access to Designa’s ticketing, permit, and gate data, directly from Parker Technology’s platform. This integration enhances visibility and control for gated operations by enabling CSRs to search for transient and monthly parkers, view and update permit details, identify motorists via LPR scans, and manage ticket actions, including resetting in/out status, pushing tickets to the gate, creating lost tickets, and setting prices. It also gives CSRs the ability to open gates remotely, helping facilities maintain flow and deliver quicker resolutions. While this initial release does not yet include two-way video, it establishes the groundwork for expanded capabilities in future phases. “Designa’s PARCS systems are widely used across the industry, and this integration brings their data directly into the hands of the people who need it most,” said James Paden, Chief Product Officer at Parker Technology. “With real-time access to tickets, permits, and gate actions, we’re removing friction for CSRs and giving operators a smarter, more connected way to assist customers at the moment they need it.” Key Benefits: Faster, more accurate resolution of customer issues at gated facilities Increased visibility into payment and permit status Access to LPR scan data for improved identification Ability to open gates and perform ticket actions remotely Streamlined workflows between CSRs, operators, and Designa PARCS “We’ve always believed that we’re in the people business and technology simply enables us to serve the end user better. This integration is a meaningful step in the right direction for Designa PARCS users and reinforces our commitment to supporting our customers with solutions that make a difference.” – Brett Winslow, President and CEO Parker Technology customers using Designa PARCS can unlock immediate access to the Designa API integration with the purchase of a Parker API license. Contact your Designa sales rep to find out more. ABOUT PARKER TECHNOLOGY Parker Technology is the safety net that keeps parking operations running smoothly. Their workflow platform and professional service team resolve exception calls quickly and according to facility rules, protecting revenue, improving customer experience, and freeing staff to focus on higher-value work. With optional voice AI in development, they're building toward even faster first responses and deeper operational insights, ensuring parking remains a non-event. Learn more at www.parkertechnology.com For PR inquiries email marketing@parkertechnology.com or call 800.923.2704.

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The Town of Breckenridge, one of the busiest ski resort towns in the US, has launched a comprehensive parking study to evaluate existing parking conditions and develop long-term, data-driven strategies that balance quality of life for residents with a high-quality visitor experience. The study is being led by DJ&A as prime consultant, with Parkalytics providing specialized parking data collection and analytics support. Parkalytics’ role in the study focuses on delivering high-resolution parking utilization data across a large geographic area. The firm has already completed two 14-hour parking counts in December, capturing peak winter holiday conditions. Additional data collection efforts are planned for spring and summer to ensure the study reflects a full range of demand scenarios. “DJ&A is pleased to lead the Breckenridge Parking Study, supported by the data collection capabilities and analytical expertise of Parkalytics,” said Bill Delo, Senior Project Manager and Transportation Planner at DJ&A. “As project lead, our focus is on identifying strategies to optimize use of the Town’s parking infrastructure through evaluation of existing parking patterns and development of forward-thinking recommendations. The integration of Parkalytics’ specialized data collection approach and analytics is integral to our analysis, providing the data and visualizations to inform our recommendations to enhance the parking program in Breckenridge.” “Resort towns like Breckenridge present some of the most challenging parking environments in the industry, with large geographic footprints, extreme seasonal swings, and competing demands from residents, employees, and visitors,” said Peter Richards, CEO of Parkalytics. “We are proud to support DJ&A and the Town of Breckenridge by providing the hard-to-collect data that makes meaningful, data-driven decisions possible. Our role is to complement DJ&A’s planning expertise with detailed analytics and visualizations that help turn complex conditions into clear, actionable insights.” “The Town of Breckenridge is excited to be working with Parkalytics, through project principal DJ&A, to utilize their innovative technology and analysis to better understand parking patterns across the over 4,000 parking stalls spread across multiple surface lots and on-street offerings,” said Matt Husley, Assistant Public Works Director - Mobility, Sustainability, and Parking for the Town of Breckenridge. “We are confident that this technology will allow staff to make recommendations to Town Council on how best to deploy our limited parking resources in one of the United States most popular mountain resort communities. Balancing the needs of our locals, workforce, and visitors is imperative to creating the friendly and welcoming environment Breckenridge is known for.” See a 360 degree drone video of Breckenridge on the Parkalytics YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/BMtE260Xfek?si=Yc1tld1B4Z4TuzvM About Parkalytics Parkalytics is a drone parking data collection and software company, providing space by space analysis across cities and surface parking lots. Parkalytics determines parking utilization, vehicle turnover, and parking duration at scale, all without collecting any personally identifiable information.  Learn more at https://www.parkalytics.com/

We obtained our first mobile LPR system in 2021 with the intention of going permitless after the first year of working out all the bugs, kinks and nuisances that having virtual permits brings. The uncertainty of budget constraints related to the pandemic and the turnover of staff delayed the roll out by several years. We made the decision that 2026 is the year to go permitless at Kent State! Some initial thoughts to help make the transition smooth include the following.  We’re planning to implement slowly with targeted user groups initially. We’ll start with students first, then faculty and staff, vendors and contractors, visitors, then events. This should allow us time to work through any issues that might arise and eliminate the largest group of permits initially to provide the greatest efficiency upfront. We plan to engage our university marketing and communications team to provide a roll out platform to inform our stakeholders prior to implementation. We envision a social media campaign and email marketing to raise awareness. The most difficult groups to capture and what we foresee being the biggest challenge to permitless operations is the one-time visitors and events. We’re currently analyzing different solutions to see what is the most cost effective and user-friendly options for our guests to campus. These groups have been our biggest hangup because we don’t know quite how to handle them yet in a permitless environment. We’re looking forward to the efficiencies that LPR provides, but we also know that this will be a big change for our campus community. Meredith Garrett, PTMP, is the Assistant Director of Public Safety, Parking & Transit Services for Kent State University. Meredith can be reached at mgarre12@kent.edu.

Join us for a live interview where Kacey Siskind, SVP of Account Management at HONK, sits down with Linda Braak, Director of Customer Care & Planning at UC Davis, to discuss what UC Davis has learned since redefining its permit parking program and why working with HONK has made a difference.

We received so many great responses to the January/February 2026 question that we wanted to share them all!