I had the normal air line experiences, you know — on the plane and then sit at the gate for an hour while they figure out how to find a tug to push back the plane that isn’t broken. You … Continue reading →

No, I’m not trying to channel Elizabeth Gilbert and her best selling book, or Julia Roberts who played her in the movie. The title of this post comes from a conversation with a friend fueled with some adult beverage held … Continue reading →

Seth Grodin is a marketing guru and blogger who is usually on the cutting edge of all things good. Correspondent John reminded me to check his blog concerning the complexity of public interface design.  He has three simple rules — … Continue reading →

Chris Blunt at Rincon Center in San Francisco send in this picture. It seems the locals in the UK are slyly ‘working’ the parking enforcement staff.  Pretty clever those Brits: Heh! JVH

Our Sales staff tells me that the deadline for the special promotion for the May issue of Parking Today is this coming Friday. Advertisers should not miss out on this issue which will include articles on “The Parking Ecosystem,” “The … Continue reading →

The Curse of the Bambino is a legend revolving around the Boston Red Sox. Seems that after the Sox sold Babe “Bambino” Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920, they were unable to win a world series again until … Continue reading →

I’m in 100% agreement. One of the city council members has a plan to ‘save’ the city’s budget by, gasp, cutting expenses, and a few accounting tricks. Wouldn’t it be reasonable to take that tact first, rather than selling (leasing) … Continue reading →

A fellow in Omaha got a ticket for parking there on Saturday (He’s not handicapped) and a judge threw it out. Here’s the deal — It’s always a handicapped parking space, but between 8:30 AM and 5PM M-F there is … Continue reading →

Michael has send in a piece on “What the Steamship and the Land line can tell us about the Decline of the Private Car.” You can read it here.  Basically it says that all technology has a shelf life and … Continue reading →

The Parking Industry Exhibition 2014 will return to its home at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare adjacent to Chicago’s International Airport and across the street from the Stephens Convention Center which housed the event this year. Although the event was a … Continue reading →