Parking is synonymous with frustration in nearly every place where cars and driving are involved, from losing customers in a downtown business district to a frustrated workforce starting their day by circling a parking lot. Close to 60 percent of drivers say they turn around and abandon their plans because they can’t find a spot Read more about Why Every Garage Should Have Smart Parking Technology By Now[…]
Parking solutions are all about approaching, designing and managing with human nature in mind. Instead of just accounting for the number of spaces needed or required by zoning laws, human nature brings how those spaces are being used into account. Does everyone arrive and leave around the same time? Can the current setup accommodate for Read more about Design Trends And Municipality Parking[…]
People quickly notice when a community has a parking problem. And they don’t stay quiet. It’s no wonder. Struggling to find a parking space hits their wallets, messes with their schedules and could potentially spoil their once-positive opinions about a neighborhood. But new parking lots and garages don’t come cheaply or easily to municipalities looking Read more about Why Revamping An Existing Parking Garage Beats Building New[…]
Traffic slows cities to a crawl, inconveniences residents, slows down public transportation and even discourages visitors from coming back to a town. The latest figures from Texas A&M Transportation Institute show that the average person spends 42 hours each year sitting in traffic, with an average of $960 lost per motorist in wasted fuel and Read more about Can modernizing parking help a municipality’s traffic problem?[…]
It’s no surprise that the parking management industry is poised to grow by leaps and bounds over the next few years. According to a new report from Persistence Market Research, the parking management industry is worth more than $3 billion today — 40 percent of which has been captured by the North American market — Read more about Using Parking Technology For Effective Parking Management[…]
