Elon Musk understood that electric cars don’t work unless there is a convenient way to charge them, particularly on longer trips. Therefore, in tandem with selling Teslas, he created a charging network. He made the network convenient, fast, and workable, … Continue reading →

In 2017 President Trump designated March 29 as Vietnam Veteran’s Day. It commemorates the date  the last combat troops left Vietnam. 2,709,918 service men and women fought in Vietnam. Of those approximately 850,000 are alive today. The Vietnam Era was … Continue reading →

Sometimes an unintended event will take it out of you. I was walking through the garage under our building the other day and tripped over a speed bump and fell on my face.  Well, I actually fell on my elbow … Continue reading →

Industry News is our most read section. It’s to the credit of Parknews editor Astrid Ambroziak. She collects news daily about our industry and posts it at Parknews.biz. This comes from numerous sources like Google, the PR wire, and from … Continue reading →

The vagaries of printers and the US mail require us to prepare Parking Today about three weeks before the actual date on the masthead. We are finishing April now and it is dynamite. 84 pages of parking news, stories, and … Continue reading →

The saddest time of all, I think, is when friends argue. It’s fair to disagree, and discuss differing points of view. However a full blown argument moves from reason to emotion. That’s no fun. It becomes hurtful, is  filled with … Continue reading →

I was invited to the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown LA to watch a Mercedes self park itself in the hotel’s valet operation. It was pretty impressive. Created by Bosch, the software loaded into the Merc and the hardware installed in … Continue reading →

Flash has announced that it has received a quarter of a billion dollars in venture capital money. Wow! I spoke to a source there this morning and the excitement was palpable. Words like growth, purchase, and expand filled the conversation. … Continue reading →

I have glanced back at the recent blogs in this space and find that few if any deal with our hot topic, parking. I don’t want to downplay the topic, its important to all of us as it deals with … Continue reading →

I will open this blog with a bit of crow eating. My buddy Tony in Portland has criticized me for using the term “our betters” in various articles I have written over the years. It is a facetious way to … Continue reading →