The IPMI 2027 Call for Presentations opened August 17 and closes September 10. What to have ready, and how review committees separate strong proposals from …
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CAPP became PTMP in March 2025, PECP arrived for enforcement staff, and APO accredits organizations rather than people. What each one is and who it is actually …
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A preview of the IPMI Parking & Mobility Conference & Expo, June 14–17, 2026 in Milwaukee — covering major session themes, expo floor strategy, and why this …
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A guide to how commercial fleet electrification is affecting parking facilities, covering the charging infrastructure requirements of electric commercial …
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A guide to transit-oriented parking trends, covering the evolution of park-and-ride facilities, TOD policy that is reducing parking at transit stations, hybrid …
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A guide to adaptive real estate strategies for parking facilities, covering flexible design approaches that accommodate conversion to non-parking uses, current …
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How private equity, software roll-ups, and operator consolidation reshaped parking management software and the broader parking industry from 2020 to 2026.
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An analysis of parking facility investment trends, covering capitalization rates for parking assets, transaction volume in the parking real estate market, how …
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A guide to residential parking unbundling, covering how separating parking costs from housing rents affects vehicle ownership, transportation choice, housing …
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A guide to parking enforcement reform trends, covering decriminalization of parking violations, equity concerns about citation practices, alternative penalty …
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A guide to artificial intelligence applications in parking operations, covering practical near-term AI uses (demand forecasting, anomaly detection, customer …
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A guide to solar energy generation on parking facilities, covering carport canopy systems, rooftop solar arrays on structured parking, the economics of parking …
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A candid assessment of AI applications in the parking industry — occupancy prediction, dynamic pricing, automated enforcement, and customer service. Separating …
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The shift from single-purpose parking facility to multimodal mobility hub is well underway. The design and operating decisions that make integration work are …
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A guide to equity considerations in parking policy and operations, covering how parking policy and pricing can create or reinforce transportation inequities, …
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A guide to parking subscription and recurring revenue models, covering the evolution from traditional monthly permits to flexible access products, subscription …
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Parking demand forecasting in cities has moved beyond ITE Manual multipliers. Three modeling approaches dominate current practice, each with distinct failure …
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An analysis of parking revenue recovery following the 2020 demand disruption, covering which market segments have fully recovered, which face structural change, …
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A guide to smart city parking programs, covering municipal parking technology initiatives, real-time city-wide parking guidance systems, demand-responsive …
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Dozens of North American cities have eliminated or substantially reduced parking minimums since 2017. Early outcomes data is now sufficient to assess what the …
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A guide to parking customer experience trends, covering the shift from friction-heavy parking transactions to seamless digital access, how mobile apps and LPR …
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An analysis of workforce trends in parking operations, covering the impact of labor market tightening on parking staffing, automation reducing labor …
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Demand-responsive pricing has moved from SFpark pilot to standard practice in dozens of cities. The outcomes data is now rich enough to separate what works from …
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A guide to evaluating return on investment for parking technology purchases, covering how to calculate ROI for PARCS upgrades, LPR systems, digital payment …
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A guide to parking data monetization strategies, covering the types of data parking operations generate, opportunities to monetize occupancy and transaction …
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A guide to climate resilience planning for parking facilities, covering how flooding, extreme heat, severe storms, and wildfire smoke affect parking operations, …
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A guide to parking policy reform trends across American cities, covering minimum parking requirement elimination, paid parking mandates, curb space regulation …
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A guide to micromobility's relationship with parking facilities, covering dockless and docked bikeshare, electric scooter programs, dedicated micromobility …
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An analysis of consolidation trends in the parking management industry, covering major operator mergers and acquisitions, the economics driving consolidation, …
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A guide to curb management trends in urban transportation, covering the competition for curb space among parking, ride-hailing pickup/dropoff, delivery …
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How the parking industry is embracing diversity through Indigenous business programs, WBE certification, supplier diversity initiatives, and inclusive workforce …
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A guide to airport parking market evolution, covering how ride-hail competition has affected traditional airport parking demand, how airports are responding …
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An analysis of how remote and hybrid work patterns are affecting parking demand in urban commercial markets, covering the evidence for demand changes, facility …
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An analysis of private equity investment in parking management companies and the consolidation of the parking operator industry, covering deal activity, the …
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A guide to sustainability trends in parking, covering LEED certification for parking facilities, green stormwater infrastructure, electric vehicle charging as …
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A guide to Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and its implications for parking demand, covering how integrated mobility platforms bundle transit, rideshare, …
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A guide to parking garage adaptive reuse trends, covering the economic and demographic conditions driving conversions, structural feasibility considerations, …
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A guide to managing curbside delivery activity in urban environments, covering how e-commerce growth is competing with parking for curb space, loading zone …
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A guide to shared parking programs, covering the urban economics of parking sharing, ULI shared parking methodology, multi-tenant agreements, technology …
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A guide to the growing movement to eliminate or reduce parking minimums in urban zoning codes, covering the policy case against minimum parking requirements, …
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A guide to workforce automation trends in parking operations, covering how technology is reshaping staffing models, remote monitoring and virtual attendant …
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A guide to the cashless parking trend, covering the shift away from cash acceptance in parking operations, benefits for operators and customers, equity concerns …
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A guide to dynamic parking pricing adoption trends, covering how demand-responsive pricing is being implemented in municipal, commercial, and airport parking …
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While the pandemic devastated much of the parking industry, a subset of technology-focused companies found opportunity in the crisis. Here is what set them …
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A guide to the impacts of autonomous vehicles on parking facilities, covering how AV adoption changes demand patterns, facility design implications, the …
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A comprehensive guide to integrating EV charging into parking facilities, covering demand assessment, electrical infrastructure requirements, EVSE equipment …
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Canadian parking technology companies are punching above their weight on the global stage, exporting innovative solutions across North America and beyond while …
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Why the parking industry needs technology talent — scholarship programs, career paths, and how STEM education is shaping the next generation of parking systems.
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Several parking technology companies made the Inc. 5000 list in 2017 — what's driving rapid growth in the parking industry, and what trends are fueling the …
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The growing role of women-owned and diverse-owned businesses in the parking technology industry — WBE certification, supplier diversity programs, and changing …
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How Little Rock, Arkansas became the first city in the United States to deploy EMV chip-and-PIN unattended parking — and what this milestone means for municipal …
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