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June 1, 2023 - Just Blame “Climate Change” - JVH, Parking Today - We have a wonderful article by my friend David Freehan on the topic of ...
May 30, 2023 - Memorial Day 2023 - JVH, Parking Today - We remember the fallen on Memorial Day. These patriots have given ...
May 24, 2023 - Don’t forget the Chicoms - JVH, Parking Today - Let’s face it, the Chinese are running the EV market. They produce over ...
May 19, 2023 - Keep it simple… - JVH, Parking Today - Social activist and folk singer hit the nail with his famous hammer with this one ...
May 11, 2023 - Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains The World - JVH, Parking Today - Rather than having parking as a commodity, why can’t ...
May 10, 2023 - How the $8 billion parking industry is evolving to stay alive - JVH, Parking Today - However if you take the parking business in toto, you find that it will ...
April 27, 2023 - EVs – Charging and the Rest - JVH, Parking Today - As I was playing catch up reading through Astrid’s Park News, I find that ...
April 27, 2023 - My Normal Self - JVH, Parking Today - For those of you who might have noticed that I haven’t been my normal self ...
April 18, 2023 - Morgan Freeman – JVH, Parking Today - Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman came out swinging in an interview this week ...
April 5, 2023 - It’s the People that Make PIE a Success - JVH, Parking Today - Mounting an event like PIE 2023 is a gargantuan task. I ...
April 5, 2023 - Seminars at PIE Sparked Arguments and Discussion — Right On! - JVH, Parking Today - “After the first two seminars at PIE 2023, people were standing in the halls in ...
March 17, 2023 - The Movie Titles Connected with the Seminars at PIE. What do they mean? - PIE2023 - When Astrid and I came up with the movie titles, we had some idea in the back of ...
March 15, 2023 - They are Liars and Thieves - PIE2023 - I get an email every day or so from someone wanting to sell me an ‘attendee ...
March 10, 2023 - Parking Industry Expo Slated for March 28-30 – Don’t Miss World Parking Forum - PIE2023 - The event will be kicked off on Tuesday Morning with a “World Parking ...
March 8, 2023 - Parking Industry Expo Focuses On EV Charging - PIE2023 - The purchase of EV charging stations can be difficult for parking ...
March 7, 2023 - Yes, You can get to PIE 2023 from O’Hare - PIE2023 - The Parking Industry Expo will be held March 28-30 at the ...
March 1, 2023 - Patton – Security is an Issue – Our PR is Suffering - PIE2023 - Bob Harkins and Brandy Stanley are heading this seminar at ...
March 1, 2023 - Something Different in the Exhibit Hall at PIE 2023 - PIE2023 - PIE is holding a ‘tailgate’ party in the expo hall.” ...
Feb 28, 2023 - Why Not a World Parking Forum? - PIE2023 - CEOs from around the world talk about parking, where it is and where they ...
Feb 24, 2023 - The Numbers – What we must look at when buying EV Chargers - PIE2023 - What kind of issue does the prospect of EV (electric vehicle) adoption in the ...
Feb 23, 2023 - EV Charging Leads the Pack at PIE 2023 - JVH, Parking Today - Two major seminars at PIE 2023 will focus on EV ...
Feb 14, 2023 - From Concept to Reality - JVH, Parking Today - Innovator Jordan Justice meets Clyde Wilson and his 40 years of experience ...
Feb 13, 2023 - "Are US Charging Stations Going To Kill the EV Movement?" - JVH, Parking Today - Astrid nailed it this morning with a post over at Parknews.biz. The headline is above. It’s a ...
Feb 13, 2023 - Premature Electrification - JVH, Parking Today - Let’s face it – the Dodge Ram commercial for a truck that doesn’t exist ...
Feb 9, 2023 - Are We Diluting the Parking Business - JVH, Parking Today - Those of you who own and run garages, surface lots ...
Feb 6, 2023 - Does Big Wind Need Another Bailout? - JVH, Parking Today - I am musing over an article I read at the blog Hot Air. Seems the ...
Feb 3, 2023 - Frustration VS Acceptance - JVH, Parking Today - This is probably one of those blogs I should write then delete. Let’s see how ...
Feb 2, 2023 - Should we complicate a process, just because we can? - JVH, Parking Today - Are we, as a parking industry, supporting all our ...
Jan 25, 2023 - Light Up the Night You are the Star Party, PIE 2023 - JVH, Parking Today - “Work doesn’t work without play” – Shonda Rhimes ...
Jan 24, 2023 - What Business are we in? Find out at PIE 2023 - JVH, Parking Today - What do the leaders of major parking equipment ...
Jan 13, 2023 - Oh, For Goodness Sake - JVH, Parking Today - The LA Times has a front page article quoting various ‘experts’ reference ...
Jan 10, 2023 - Cart – Horse – Yep - JVH, Parking Today - I’m just spitballing here, but what if all the effort to do away with parking and all the ...
Jan 10, 2023 - Wrong Wrong Wrong - JVH, Parking Today - In the transportation business, we have seen time after time, that predictions ...
Jan 5, 2023 - It’s the LAW! - JVH, Parking Today - What can we do to jump start our minds. How can we develop the curiosity that all great ...
Dec 29, 2022 - The Year 2022 … With Gratitude - JVH, Parking Today - I have been discussing this concept of gratitude with a couple of friends ...
Dec 26, 2022 - Is Hell Freezing Over? JVH, Parking Today - It must be pretty chilly in Hell these days, as I have been told that it will ...
Dec 19, 2022 - Merry Christmas - JVH, Parking Today - I am puzzled as to why it is so difficult to believe. To believe in a supreme being, to ...
Dec 13, 2022 - PT Plus: TKH - UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Technology Focus Extends to the Parking Garage - “It’s been great working with UTSW over the past few years and we ...
Dec 13, 2022 - When all else fails, bury the lede - JVH, Parking Today - At some point government subsidies have to end. And when they do, the ...
Dec 7, 2022 - Are We Doing Ourselves a Disservice? - JVH, Parking Today - We here at PT have a New Year’s resolution, to have articles ...
Dec 5, 2022 - PT Plus: TKH Security Obtains Additional Innovative Patent - “The new patent demonstrates our continuous innovative ...
Nov 29, 2022 - Now its Lack of Security, What Next? - JVH, Parking Today - Parking Managers are telling me that not only are chargers ...
Nov 23, 2022 - Why not Drive? - JVH, Parking Today - Upwards of a quarter of a million people will fly out of LAX today and most will get to ...
Nov 23, 2022 - Thanksgiving 2022 - JVH, Parking Today - When we think about Thanksgiving, we most often think about sitting around a feast ...
Nov 18, 2022 - Elections a couple of generations ago - JVH, Parking Today - Here we are, almost two weeks after the election, and we still ...
Nov 18, 2022 - Sometimes I wish I was wrong about this - JVH, Parking Today - As you frequent readers know, my favorite law is the law of ...
Nov 15, 2022 - The Parking Industry Expo and the Big Ten Parking and Transportation Conference Announce Joint Event for 2023 - JVH, Parking Today - The Parking Industry Expo and the Big Ten and Friends Parking and ...
Nov 15, 2022 - PT Plus: ParkDSM, Des Moines, Iowa’s, Parking App Powered by ParkMobile, Expands Partnership to Offer Parking Reservations - “As a result of the success of ParkDSM, we’ve expanded the app’s features ...
Nov 11, 2022 - Veteran’s Day, 2022 - JVH, Parking Today - When one writes about a recurring topic, we try to make the approach different from ...
Nov 10, 2022 - CMPA Meets in Los Angeles - JVH, Parking Today - The California Mobility and Parking Association met this week in LA and ...
Nov 9, 2022 - Maslow and the Election - JVH, Parking Today - If one ascribes to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, you find that folks focus on ...
Nov 4, 2022 - OMG — Talk about people who just don’t understand - JVH, Parking Today - If you are a regular reader, you know that I ...
Nov 1, 2022 - There is a Tad of Hypocrisy in Each of Us - JVH, Parking Today - Consider those to advocate defunding the police in public, but ...
Oct 31, 2022 - It’s Called Life - JVH, Parking Today - Kathi Thomas Gibson of the City of Las Vegas spoke to the SWPTA group and caught ...
Oct 31, 2022 - A bit more on EVs - JVH, Parking Today - I was honored to be asked to sit on a panel to present my thoughts on “the Future ...
Oct 19, 2022 - PT Plus: ParkMobile Partners with Oak View Group to Offer a Digital Parking Payments Platform for Sports & Live Entertainment Venues - “Our partnership with ParkMobile has been in the works for over ...
Oct 18, 2022 - PT Plus: ParkMobile Furthers Pacific Northwest Expansion with Partnership with the City of Spokane, Washington - “ParkMobile supports our strategy to provide a technologically advanced system for Spokane ...
Oct 18, 2022 - Parking should be made expensive enough to make the poor take the bus - JVH, Parking Today - I have for years expressed concern about the ‘fixing’ of ...
Oct 6, 2022 - PT Plus: City of Iowa City Transitions Mobile Parking Payments to ParkMobile - “Our partnership with ParkMobile will offer a convenient way to find and pay for ...
Oct 4, 2022 - The Consequences of the Status Quo - JVH, Parking Today - I think the consequences of the status quo come in two ...
Oct 3, 2022 - Ian - JVH, Parking Today - No thinking person jokes about disasters, particularly those over which we have no ...
Sep 29, 2022 - Leadership - JVH, Parking Today - Over the past month, and next month, you will be reading in PT nearly 40 leaders in the ...
Sep 29, 2022 - PT Plus: ParkMobile’s Chief Revenue Officer, David Hoyt, Named Managing Director, North America for the EasyPark Group - Following ParkMobile’s acquisition by the global leader for smart parking and mobility ...
Sep 29, 2022 - PT Plus: TKH Security - Kansas City International Airport’s Superior Customer Experience Journey Begins and Ends in the Parking Garage - “I am very excited to have our company selected for this project. The Kansas ...
Sep 23, 2022 - Every Other Booth - JVH, Parking Today - Well, at least it seemed like it. We attended the NPA annual convention and as ...
Sep 23, 2022 - PT Plus: Federal Jury Finds in Favor of TKH Security in Verdict of Lawsuit Filed by Indect - “TKH Security is looking forward to putting this behind us. We will continue to ...
Sep 22, 2022 - PT Plus: Honda Center Partners with ParkMobile to Offer Reserved Parking for Anaheim Ducks Games and Events - “Ahead of hockey season, we wanted to provide our fans ...
Sep 15, 2022 - PT Plus: ParkMobile Partners with GlidePathCX to Launch a Rewards Program for App Users - “We are thrilled to partner with ParkMobile,” says Marc Ellis, GlidePathCX’s ...
Sep 7, 2022 - Ageism – It Works Both Ways - JVH, Parking Today - When we visit the UK, are we not impressed with the sense of history. This ...
Sep 6, 2022 - PT Plus: TKH Security - Mercy Hospital Puts Parking Experience First When Designing New Garage - “I’m excited to work with Mercy Hospital on their primary focus ...
Sep 6, 2022 - PT Plus: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Expands Partnership with ParkMobile to Offer Parking Reservations at Three Local Venues - “It’s always exciting when an already existing partner expands their offerings to include ...
Sep 6, 2022 - Back to Work, or Else - JVH, Parking Today - One supervisor noted that she can see her 60 staff members and can quickly see if ...
Sep 1, 2022 - Free Parking Isn’t Green – Yeah, Right - JVH, Parking Today - An article published over at The Good Men Project by Joe Cortright and my buddy Tony Jordan lambasts the (get ...
Aug 30, 2022 - Parable of the Two Shoppers - JVH, Parking Today - The second man in line sized up the problem immediately. He grabbed ...
Aug 29, 2022 - Another Reason to Oppose “Work from Home” - JVH, Parking Today - Not everyone knows everything about their job. They need ...
Aug 22, 2022 - A Great Leader - JVH, Parking Today - One of Lincoln’s greatest traits was the ability to work with his opponents. His ability ...
Aug 19, 2022 - I get a response to my 70% Blog - JVH, Parking Today - My blog about 70% of onstreet revenue coming from citations brought a pretty strong response from Joe Sciulli and ...
Aug 18, 2022 - To Censor or Not? - JVH, Parking Today - Censorship is anathema to a free country. Likewise its not appropriate to yell ...
Aug 18, 2022 - 70% of our Revenue Comes from Citations - JVH, Parking Today - Over on the IPMI member forum there is an interesting question posed. “What is the percentage breakdown ...
Aug 16, 2022 - The $50 Steak - JVH, Parking Today - I’m not talking about a steak served in a restaurant with a baked potato, creamed ...
Aug 15, 2022 - A Parking App that… - JVH, Parking Today - I like to read mystery stories. I just pick out ones that look fairly interesting ...
Aug 15, 2022 - PT Plus: New and Improved ParkBoston app, Powered by ParkMobile, Launches Today - “Together with ParkMobile, we are thrilled to officially launch the new and ...
Aug 12, 2022 - PT Plus: Lakewood, OH Expands ParkMobile Partnership in an Effort to Modernize Parking in the City - “We are happy to build upon our existing ParkMobile partnership as we expand options for payment with our ...
Aug 11, 2022 - The New Normal, Bah Humbug - JVH, Parking Today - I’m hearing daily about “the new normal.” Consultants and so called ...
Aug 9, 2022 - aah, The Law of Unintended Consequences - JVH, Parking Today - The bill that recently passed congress extends the ...
Aug 8, 2022 - PT Plus: ParkMobile Partners with Village of University Park, IL, to Offer Contactless Parking for Chicago Commuters and Visitors - “Our partnership with ParkMobile comes at a perfect time as people begin ...
Aug 5, 2022 - Las Vegas is Booming - JVH, Parking Today - An article in the Wall Street Journal today noted that the numbers in Las ...
Aug 4, 2022 - A Truly “BOFFO” IPMI - JVH, Parking Today - People were engaged, they were happy to be there. They had kicked covid ...
Aug 4, 2022 - Mobility Hat Trick - JVH, Parking Today - I have been confused with the term “mobility.” It seems that our organizations ...
July 29, 2022 - “Leave me alone, I’m talking to my dog today.” - JVH, Parking Today - Is there an expectation that when we talk that someone ...
