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April 3, 2020 - The Urban Forest, Part Deux - JVH, Parking Today - So we hardened up the kitchen, and closed off the dog door at night – to keep ...

April 2, 2020 - The Urban Forest - JVH, Parking Today - We noticed the other day that the cat was eating a lot more than usual. We feed him ...

April 2, 2020 - In times of crisis – Innovation thrives - JVH, Parking Today - I received this note from Spot Parking’s CEO Elizabeth Zealand. If you have any innovation that has emerged ...

April 1, 2020 - Hiatus - JVH, Parking Today - A temporary gap, pause, break, or absence can be called a hiatus. When your favorite TV show ...

March 31, 2020 - How businesses could emerge better after COVID-19, according to B Lab - This is an opportunity for us to focus on both how business and government play a role in building a more resilient economic system for the next ...

March 30, 2020 - I can only imagine… - JVH, Parking Today - We must stay positive in difficult times, but its difficult in the face of a Tsunami of news that even the most ‘glass if half full’ ...

March 30, 2020 - Some Small Reason for Optimism - JVH, Parking Today - I had an interesting discussion with a neighbor during my ‘Suki Walk” (dog walk) yesterday. She is an RN at a local 480 bed hospital. I asked her ...

March 28, 2020 - Walker Consultants Offers Guidelines to CV-19 Testing in Garages - JVH, Parking Today - Mary Smith over at Walker Consultants has let me know that they have posted a white paper on their web sites ...

March 27, 2020 - Working from home? Here’s how to separate the ‘work’ from the ‘home’ - Full-time remote work is the new normal—at least for now. Establishing ...

March 27, 2020 - Dispersion – What will it mean to Parking - JVH, Parking Today - So, our betters have been telling us for years that living in cities, in small apartments cheek by jowl, is ...

March 26, 2020 - A Bit of Blue Sky - JVH, Parking Today - Companies that serve the populace are hiring, in the face of the pandemic. Do they know something we don’t? We have had a ...

March 26, 2020 - I know I sound like a broken record, but I can’t help myself - JVH, Parking Today - Those of you who read this regularly know that I don’t watch television news ...

March 25, 2020 - San Diego Reels with Parking Everywhere PIE 2020 - JVH, Parking Today - San Diego lived up to its reputation as having the best weather in the US on Tuesday as blue ...

March 24, 2020 - PIE 2020 Breaks Records in San Diego ... JVH, Parking Today - PIE 2020 opened this morning to a beautiful day in San Diego. Blue skies and white puffy clouds ...

March 23, 2020 - I Look out the Window… JVH, Parking Today - I went to the store a week ago and the shelves were empty. No bread, no ...

March 20, 2020 - Is “Work from home” Really better? - JVH, Parking Today - Joe has an interesting point in his response to my last blog. Could all the ‘work from home’ requirements ...

March 19, 2020 - “We are Doing OK – But Those Guys Over there are in Real Trouble” - JVH, Parking Today - As I call around checking the temperature of the industry, I seem to get comments like the one above. Of course ...

March 17, 2020 - An Entire Industry Shuts Down - JVH, Parking Today - When we are told we can’t meet, can’t go to restaurants, can’t go the theaters, can’t travel and must work from ...

March 16, 2020 - Update on Cancellation of PIE 2020 - JVH, Parking Today - Last week, the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) announced that every event scheduled for March had been cancelled upon direction of the San Diego ...

March 12, 2020 - In light of the Governor’s announcement, PIE 2020 is officially Cancelled - JVH, Parking Today - California is banning mass gatherings of 250 people or more until the end of March in response to the coronavirus ...

March 9, 2020 - 4 ways Google looks for emotional intelligence in job candidates - EI is a sought-after quality. Here are some ways people at Google look for it during the application ...

March 7, 2020 - PIE 2020 IS CANCELED - Effective today, PIE 2020 is canceled. This was not an easy decision for us to make. We understand that the decision affects over a thousand exhibitors and attendees, but we feel it’s the appropriate action based on the environment in which we find ourselves ...

March 4, 2020 - Putting things into perspective - JVH, Parking Today - I’m as concerned as the next guy about the Coronavirus. But if we ...

March 2, 2020 - How to design a smart city that’s built on empowerment—not corporate surveillance - There’s a way to incorporate tech into a city that creates more equity and connection, not just opportunities to ...

Feb 28, 2020 - What’s New in Parking: Dynamic Pricing - Todd Tucker, Arrive - In partnership with Smarking, the industry’s leading business intelligence and yield management technology solution provider, Arrive launched dynamic ...

Feb 27, 2020 - PIE 2020 Reacts to Coronavirus - JVH, Parking Today - We at the Parking Industry Expo take the concerns about the Coronavirus very seriously. We have researched the issue ...

Feb 25, 2020 - Tech Outpaces the Skill Sets of the Users - JVH, Parking Today - My friend Tom Wunk over at T2 systems called the other ...

Feb 20, 2020 - How to coach your brain to increase your attention span - The biggest source of external stimulation, though, comes from your email and phone. We have ...

Feb 18, 2020 - It May Seem Obvious… - JVH, Parking Today - Although it may seem obvious, I think we oftentimes miss it. We tell ourselves ...

Feb 14, 2020 - Will We Be the Next Reason People Decide to Stay Home? - JVH, Parking Today - What does this mean to the parking industry. Reread the line above about the ...

Feb 13, 2020 - This Might Explain a Lot - JVH, Parking Today - “We encourage them to above and beyond their class work anyway, if you ...

Feb 13, 2020 - Go to Nevada — Roll the Dice - JVH, Parking Today - The State of Nevada has changed the requirements to get a driver’s ...

Feb 12, 2020 - How to Improve Teamwork in the Workplace - Individuals who know their strengths work together to form better ...

Feb 11, 2020 - The Local Regulations That Can Kill E-Scooters - David Zipper, PIE 2020 KeyNote Speaker - On paper, San Diego seems like perfect e-scooter country. It’s got terrific ...

Feb 10, 2020 - Thanks to you, PIE 2020 Breaks All Records - JVH, Parking Today - Or at least it will…Attendee registration is running 58% ahead of the same date last year. Booth ...

Feb 3, 2020 - In this new Dutch neighborhood, there will be 1 shared car for every 3 households - Merwede, a new proposed neighborhood in Utrecht being designed specifically to enhance Dutch biking ...

Jan 30, 2020 - Mundane Mobility Over Headline Grabbing Technology - JVH, Parking Today - PIE 2020 is honored to have David Zipper as our keynote speaker. Here are a few takaways ...

Jan 29, 2020 - It (Still) Comes Back To The Curb - Keith B Jones, Ace Mobility Solutions - When was the last time you were faced with a long and nuanced undertaking, something that ...

Jan 28, 2020 - In 20 years, your boss may track your every glance, keystroke, and heartbeat - In the future you may be working less for “the man” and more for the machine—machine ...

Jan 24, 2020 - A Question and an Answer that Proves I have no Clue - JVH, Parking Today - I got a note yesterday from a buddy at UCLA, no ...

Jan 23, 2020 - Why they Hate us – Reason 4,321- Aren’t we Better than This? - JVH, Parking Today - It goes like this. Parker pays fee to park. Places receipt on dash. When door closes, receipt ...

Jan 23, 2020 - Parking Authority Vs Law of Unintended Consequences - JVH, Parking Today - I was perusing Parknews.biz and found an entry concerning Allentown, PA and my favorite law ...

Jan 21, 2020 - Social Media and Parking, What a Disaster - JVH, Parking Today - The social media headline read: It cost me $920 to have the Barnacle removed from my car, signed ...

Jan 20, 2020 - “Can I interest you in a Coffee and a Prune Danish?” - JVH, Parking Today - I attended a high tech conference at CES earlier this month sponsored by my friends at Arrive and Flowbird. The thrust was autonomous ...

Jan 20, 2020 - Connected People — Rude and Self Involved - JVH, Parking Today - Connected cars are one thing, but what about connected people. Have you noticed that most of us ...

Jan 13, 2020 - The Uber Case: Why Micro-Mobility Companies Need a Better Business Plan - Last week, shared e-scooter company Lime announced a significant downsizing of its operation and a new focus on profitability ...

Jan 9, 2020 - As Garage Usage Dwindles, Operators Are Starting To Charge More To Park Luxury Vehicles - When Lisa Nickerson, the owner of a Boston-based marketing firm, traded in her Audi for a Tesla last year, a ...

Dec 20, 2019 - Focus — on Christmas - JVH, Parking Today - Focus – That’s my issue – I’m having a difficult time focusing on work. This ...

Dec 16, 2019 - Explosive Creativity - JVH, Parking Today - This time of year, I begin to think about the future. I’m not sure why, I can barely deal ...

Dec 13, 2019 - Don’t Let Fear Paralyze You: Becoming a Smart City Can Be Easier Than You Think - Andy Souders, All Traffic Solutions - Smart city. The words elicit dreams of utopia. And fear. When communities do smart city ...

Dec 12, 2019 - Jack Welch’s Approach to Breaking Down Silos Still Works - Working across organizational boundaries was a new way of thinking 25 years ago —one that was ...

Dec 4, 2019 - 3 ways to train your brain to perform better under pressure - Life is filled with high-pressure situations. But you can teach your brain to perform better in these ...

Nov 27, 2019 - Build it and then Tear it down — Good Decision - JVH, Parking Today - Rick Seibert, parking guru at the city of Charlottesville, VA, reached out to the parking ...

Nov 27, 2019 - Separate the Money from the Enforcement - JVH, Parking Today - When I spoke at a recent regional parking event, I was riffing on the money involved in municipal parking ...

Nov 26, 2019 - “24/6” Living with Tech Shabbat - JVH, Parking Today - It is amazing. Day after tomorrow is Thanksgiving. And a month later ...

Nov 25, 2019 - Do You Spend Time Thinking About Things? - JVH, Parking Today - Do you consider what you are going to eat days from now? Do you think about people and how they affect your life? Do you turn off the TV or the laptop

Nov 20, 2019 - The Importance of Curb Transformation - Keith B. Jones, ACE - The curb. That chaotic cocktail of storefronts and scooter speedways, temporary vehicle storage and ...

Nov 18, 2019 - Why a Private Lot may be Better - JVH, Parking Today - Over on Parknews Astrid has posted an article titled: Where to park at or near LAX at the holidays and why a private lot ...

Nov 15, 2019 - The Challenges Of Ride-Hailing Services -- And How We Address Public Transportation Problems - Keith Jones, ACE - In hindsight, it sounds like an obvious PR maneuver: Public agencies see a problem ...

Nov 12, 2019 - Lime On The Cut: The Potential Effects of Removing Lime Scooters from SD - Keith B Jones, Ace - They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, styles and colors, costs and speeds. Essentially overnight, they exploded ...

Nov 11, 2019 - Their Wounds May Not be Visible: Veterans Day 2019 - JVH, Parking Today - Veteran’s day is a time to remember and say thank you. Current and former members of ...

Nov 5, 2019 - Breakthrough Business Conversations: Eight Ways To Improve Operations And Drive Success - George Baker, ParkHub: In the words of Harry S. Truman: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do ...

Nov 4, 2019 - Choose Choice: The Balance Between Control & Avoidance - It sometimes seems like there are primarily two schools of thought surrounding choice. We either have ...

Nov 1, 2019 - The Parking Industry – A Paradigm Shift - JVH, Parking Today - A friend who attended the NPA event in Florida last week ...

Nov 1, 2019 - VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) - Keith B. Jones, Ace Mobility Solutions - Ours are times of unprecedented innovation across nearly all facets of life. From activism to ...

Nov 1, 2019 - What is a ‘time multiplier,’ and how does it improve productivity? - In a world where we don’t feel like we have enough hours in the day, we need to be strategic about how we ...

Oct 31, 2019 - Can you Handle the Truth? - JVH, Parking Today - The Big Trade Show Season (in parking) is over and its time to look forward to 2020. The Premiere (read that first) event of ...

Oct 30, 2019 - To Tech or not to Tech - JVH, Parking Today - I have been in a quandry these past few weeks. My car has turned 15 and has ...

Oct 29, 2019 - WE’VE HIT PEAK RIDE-SHARE - Ben Montgomery, Premium Parking - In the parking industry we are scared. At nearly ...

Oct 24, 2019 - And so it Begins - JVH Parking Today - I have been musing on the issue of charging stations and how parking space ...

Oct 23, 2019 - No, I’m not at the NPA Show - JVH - I made the decision last weekend not to attend the NPA event this week in Orlando. I’ll miss seeing old friends...

Oct 23, 2019 - The Buried Lede - The November Issue of Parking Today – Todd Tucker has edited the articles and all but four are written by veterans who work in the parking industry.

Oct 21, 2019 - The Chicago Way - Chicago is considering slapping a “congestion charge” on Uber and Lyft.

Oct 18, 2019 - Giving drivers free transit passes can convince them to ditch their cars - In Sweden, a new “test ride” campaign lets potential transit users ride for free for ...

Oct 16, 2019 - My favorite Law is Raising its Head Again… - JVH, Parking Today - I live in the belly of the beast. LAX is a traffic disaster and ...

Oct 15, 2019 - It’s The Little Things That Count IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING - Keith B. Jones, ACE - In life outside of work, we’re fond of not sweating the small stuff, or at ...

Oct 14, 2019 - Driverless Technology – It’s going to happen – Someday - JVH, Parking Today - As autonomous vehicles take to the streets in test after test, the limitations of the current ...

Oct 9, 2019 - We lock our employees out of the office for one week each year - Encouraging employees to work wherever they feel most productive and inspired ultimately creates ....

Oct 7, 2019 - Empathy at Work—Why it (Really) Matters - Create a Culture of Teamwork. Empathy at work means understanding that not one person can do their job, without the help of ...

Sep 25, 2019 - Off Airport Owners Sue New York Port Authority - JVH, Parking Today - We have an article on Parknews.biz about irate owners of off airport parking facilities entering into ...

Sep 25, 2019 - Parking is “holding its own.” “Spikes in the other boroughs have been dramatic.” - JVH, Parking Today - If you log on to Parknews.biz you will find an article from the ...

Sep 25, 2019 - How to identify when your brain is taking a harmful shortcut - Moving from the limbic system to the prefrontal cortex can cause discomfort because our brain has to move ...

Sep 23, 2019 - “We are all fighting for every last car” - JVH, Parking Today - Thus Chicago Parking guru John Hammerschlag describes the ...

Sep 17, 2019 - Successful Digital Transformation Isn't About Technology, It's About People - Digital transformation is human transformation - A decade ago, many still ...

Sep 17, 2019 - Are we speaking to our customers? Shakespeare was on the right track - JVH, Parking Today - Actually, this sign is fairly clear. Can’t park from 11-1 on Friday for ...

Sep 13, 2019 - Driving VS Uber - JVH, Parking Today - Shelly came to the PT offices for a meeting this week. When it was over, we ...

Sep 13, 2019 - Inanimate Objects - JVH, Parking Today - Do inanimate objects take on a life of their own? If not, why does your car run better ...

Sep 11, 2019 - What Lessons Have We Learned From the E-Scooter Storm? - Keith B. Jones, ACE - They came, we rode, they conquered. What, since the revolution of the automobile, has ...

Sep 9, 2019 - Mindfulness In The Age Of Remote Work Communications - “When I move half as fast, I notice twice as much,” says psychologist ...

Sep 5, 2019 - Living in a Bubble - JVH, Parking Today - I have written before about how where one lives and works can affect how they see ...