Long drives to your destination may be a necessary evil but searching for parking doesn’t have to be. Customers arriving from long flights or drives and heading to your entertainment venue don’t want to spend even more time looking for parking. And of course, you don’t want them stuck in your lot either. But there’s…
Parking Data for Everyone The real time parking data that OpenSpace provides isn’t just a convenience. It’s powerful data that can be harnessed in multiple ways to benefit everyone. Patients, administrators, medical staff, and essentially anyone who visits or uses your facility can see and use your parking data. OpenSpace collects up-to-the-minute stats on parking…
The Bottom Line In a corporate environment, the bottom line is king. And whether your workplace is a single-building office or a huge corporate campus, what can parking guidance do for your bottom line? Better managed office parking doesn’t seem like something that will bring you more clients or help your sales. But having better…
Instant Gratification Anyone looking for pretty much anything can click add to cart and buy it. People talk about the American retail apocalypse and of shopping centers becoming obsolete. But if you manage a mall, you know that while retail sales have certainly suffered, there are still many headed to real-life stores. And they aren’t…
[fusion_text]Join over 1,500 parking professionals in Las Vegas later this month at the NPA 2018 Convention & Expo. With the goal of exploring what’s next in the future of parking, this is a show that won’t disappoint! The NPA Convention boasts world class education sessions, peer networking, and an exhibit hall with all the latest…
At any given time, hospital parking lots are host to a varied and busy cross section of people. With hospital administrators, health care providers, patients, visitors, corporate representatives, and emergency vehicles, there is rarely quiet on the streets and parking lots of medical centers. Couple that with people walking in and out of hospital buildings,…
Parking Apps & Distracted Driving Instant Gratification There’s no denying it; today’s drivers are distracted. In fact, today’s people are distracted. Faced by a constant onslaught of new information, quick videos, and constant contact, people simply can’t focus. A NY Times article calls the constant stream of stimuli people encounter “a profound….challenge to focusing….,” while a…
Peaceful Parking or Pandemonium? Keeping the parking process running smoothly at events presents unique challenges for lot owners and managers. Not only is ingress at its peak right before events, but often it is in lots that are not used to such high concentrations of parkers. When a large percentage of your business is conducted…
Valuable Commodities When you think of commodities, the first things that jump to mind are probably gold, oil, or diamonds, with parking spots unlikely to make an appearance. But why not? Parking is, in fact, quite the commodity. It’s needed by everyone (who drives), often can be hard to come by, and can be quite valuable…
Less Is More In Parking – Except When It Isn’t While in life many of us try to do more with less, in the parking Industry that isn’t always possible. For close to 100 years, building codes have required builders to create many more parking spots than were needed. However, these minimal requirements have become…