Articles from August, 2011.
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Bringing the Metered Parking System Into the 21st Century
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By David Cummins
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One of the best movies of all time just might be “Cool Hand Luke,” the 1967 Paul Newman classic, perhaps best known for one of the ultimate movie lines: “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate...
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Creating Renewable Energy and Earning ROI
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By Chris Gray and Bill Harris
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Deployment of solar energy, and its accompanying return on investment (ROI), has increased rapidly in the last few years...
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Creating the Mixed-Use Courthouse Center Parking Facility in Miami
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By Mark Santos
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Miami has embarked on an initiative to revitalize its downtown area, including a series of projects that capitalize on the city’s unique culture and encourage further growth and economic development...
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Do More With What You Now Have
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By Robert Furniss and Scott R. Spencer
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We have all heard the tired expression “Do more with less...
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Does Increased Enforcement Raise the Revenue?
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By John Van Horn
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The headline read “SFMTA Faces … Deficit, Looks to Parking Enforcement...
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Making Your Operation More Efficient, Effective and Responsive
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By Matthew Inman
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In today’s challenging economic environment, it’s more important than ever for parking operations to be efficient, effective and responsive...
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Prevent Crime – Design in Your Security!
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By Randy I. Atlas
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During my career as an NCARB-certified architect in safety and security design, I have noted that major errors in the design and operation of parking facilities arise from the mind-set that they are merely stables for vehicles and not places where human behavior occurs...
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University’s Parking Structure Balances Needs with Sustainability
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By Marshall Dunbar
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Colleges and universities are facing an unprecedented time of shrinking endowments and rising costs, in particular energy costs...
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‘Making Cents of Going Green’
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By Robert Das and Henri du Pont
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To most, “going green” is now accepted terminology...
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