One more comment on the post below – What will happen in the end is that the city will sell off these garages for probably a quarter of their cost and absorb the loss, or will screw the bondholders (where … Continue reading →

There is some irony here. Or maybe its point of view. The cover article on the IPI's November issue of the Parking Professional is about the parking at Yankee Stadium. As you read through the article, you find that the … Continue reading →

It’s time to crow a bit – Since I began the blog a few years ago we have had 293,777 page views. I have made over 2000 posts and just a tad over 1300 of you have commented. Taking the … Continue reading →

I commend this article from the LA Times for your perusal. In it Don Shoup discusses his concept of graduated parking fines. I was honored that the Shoup Dog had taken some of my ideas from a few weeks ago … Continue reading →

I am frustrated by so many discussions about “raising” parking rates. Everyone wants to “raise” rates and blames Shoup, and the rest of the Shoupista band of planners for cities raising parking fees. Here’s the problem. Shoup only says that … Continue reading →

OK, Galveston installed parking meters downtown. Here’s what happened: Now that parking meters have been installed in downtown Galveston, people are just parking down the road in front of other businesses.   Mark says this is parking 101. What were … Continue reading →

An off airport parking operation in the UK “rented” out a client’s car while he was travelling to Cyprus. Their comment: “The company responsible has blamed a series of ‘highly unusual system errors’ for the incident.”   Yes, I can … Continue reading →

My comments on triple ‘P’s below brought this from reader Mark: As has been discussed previously on this site, there are some cities out there that are in desperate situations and are grabbing for any life line available; http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10300/1098253-454.stm “…..Mr. … Continue reading →

Thanks to the NPA’s e newsletter for referring folks to my little corner of the parking universe. Back at ya… JVH

Let’s review the bidding. A number of desperate cities are looking to sell or lease their on street parking for quick bucks to cover budget shortfalls. Chicago did it and the money was completely used up in a year (promised … Continue reading →