If you manage or operate city parking lots, you may be left scratching your head wondering why certain lots are always full while others have spots that sit empty no matter what. What if there was an easy way to fill those spots to maximize your parking resource and increase revenue? Empty spots don’t benefit…
DetailsParked just between the Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas festivities, the annual Florida Parking Conference is poised to provide entertainment and insights for a better year of parking ahead. Scheduled for December 4-7 at the beautiful Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, the conference will offer learning opportunities for Florida parking…
DetailsOf course they will. If we’re to believe in the promise of autonomy, very soon all the cars will drive themselves and park themselves. Parking will be free of course, and plentiful. Or is that a science fiction dream? Apparently, many Americans think so. 15% don’t believe there ever will be self-driving cars on the…
DetailsOur survey established that people don’t think there’s enough spots to park in and that they’re wasting significant chunks of time searching for parking spaces. But are they willing to do something about it? Our third question on the Omnibus survey of 1,000 randomly selected drivers asked how likely participants would be to use an…
DetailsPeople in the parking industry love to speak of time wasted in the quest for parking. We’ve all heard the oft-quoted statistic that 1/3 of local traffic is just people in search of spots. What we wanted to know was how many people are actually wasting chunks of time on a constant basis as they…
DetailsIf you’re reading this, chances are good you’re a lot owner, manager, or operator. With parking spots to fill. You know that there is parking out there; in fact you may even think there’s too much of it. That’s not what people think though. Parking Logix recently conducted an Omnibus survey of 1,000 randomly selected…
DetailsFor lots that sell parking permits, selling the right number can be tricky. Chances are even if you sell a permit for every single spot in your lot, your parking facility will never be full. Why not? People do things other than park (shocker!). They travel, visit the dentist, take time off, some even visit…
DetailsParking counting systems boil down to one simple principle: They give drivers the right information at the right time so they can get into spots with the minimum search time possible. And that’s not only good for drivers and for lot owners, it’s also good for the environment. Studies show that as much as 30%…
DetailsParking guidance systems let drivers know where and when parking spots are available. So what? How does parking guidance benefit lot owners? How does it improve your bottom line? Firstly, parking counting systems like OpenSpace help you offer better customer service. Nobody likes looking for a spot. By letting drivers know how many spots are…
DetailsA healthy downtown area where stores are walkable and easy to access generates robust sales and creates jobs, contributing to a vibrant economy for your city. Studies show that people who visit downtown businesses by foot return more often and spend more time and money. Ed McMahon of the Urban Land Institute went so far…
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