It has been pretty low key, lots of information was put up on a web page but  the leases were not widely publicised and those in the know had to register to get in.  This is a property deal, so … Continue reading →

Rumor control is alive and kicking. According to sources close the project, the City of San Francisco MTA has awarded the installation of over 5,000 on street sensors, a part of its Sfpark project to Streetsmart of Atlanta. The article … Continue reading →

The folks in New Zealand and Australia have been working on in street sensors for ages and have a number of systems installed. They are popular here because a majority of the parking is time lilmited (one hour free, then … Continue reading →

I’m always amazed at the turn out when Countries like New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and Canada hold parking association meetings. Here in New Zealand, over 100 people came to a resort on lake Taupo to be regaled about all … Continue reading →

This is an old story – They are taking the exact opposite approach to the Shoup model. Here is the money quote: “Business owners in the free parking area will have to make sure their employees don’t take advantage of … Continue reading →

Here’s the article – OK – The problem is that restaurants and cart vendors are getting some competition from Gourmet Food Trucks, and they don’t like it. So they are using parking policy as a reason to go after them. … Continue reading →

I received a lot of comment on my “Lot Full” issue below – some pro, some con. Two stood out. The best, from Frank Fitz: Full signs are verboten at our locations. In the rare situation that one of our … Continue reading →

Sorry, flying to New Zealand or Australia from LA is a long pull, any way you look at it. The planes leave at midnight (to arrive around 8 in the AM here). So you are up all day before the … Continue reading →

I’m in New Zealand – going to speak to the New Zealand Parking Association. I am spending a day in Auckland before travelling up country to the meeting… As I drove up to the hotel I was faced with a … Continue reading →

I get this all the time – Parking is different if its generator is an airport, or a city, or a hospital, or an office building, or a venue, or a restaurant, or …..You get the idea. And of course … Continue reading →