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Nov 15, 2018 - Want to be a successful CEO? Get a dog - Turns out the path to career success doesn’t just run through Wharton, but starts with a childhood filled with puppies, kittens ...

Nov 14, 2018 - Parking Organizations are Critical to our Industry - JVH, Parking Today - Like leaves turning color, parking organizations meet during Autumn ...

Nov 13, 2018 - How do These Stories Affect Me? - JVH, Parking Today - I was chatting with a friend the other day and commented that ...

Nov 12, 2018 - The Speed of our Lives, Taking Offense, and Fake News - JVH, Parking Today - I read recently that the Feds are considering dropping the requirement that businesses ...

Nov 12, 2018 - They Had Your Back, Show Them You Have Theirs - JVH, Parking Today - Today we celebrate Veterans Day, formerly Armistice ...

Nov 7, 2018 - How to use pointless meetings to sell your ideas and advance your career - These five steps will enable you to play a leadership ...

Nov 7, 2018 - So, what exactly is a smart city? And why do marketers need to know? - what does this concept really mean, apart from free wifi, sensors to monitor air quality or ...

Nov 6, 2018 - Vote Today! "Its Election Day" - JVH, Parking Today - Have you Voted? There is still time. It seems there is a huge interest in ...

Nov 2, 2018 - Mobility – Private Vehicles Lead the Pack - JVH, Parking Today - “Mobility” is a buzz word. In Australia it refers to assisting ...

Nov 1, 2018 - Disruption in Parking — Another Look - JVH, Parking Today - Back in Early October, I wrote a piece poo pooing disruption in our ...

Oct 29, 2018 - A Fly in the Shoup, Continued… JVH, Parking Today - And then we have to go in and clean up the mess. We had a lot of ...

Oct 25, 2018 - NPA – Welcoming and Engaged - JVH, Parking Today - I have been asked what made this NPA event so special. My answer is ...

Oct 25, 2018 - We Need a Speech About “How to Fail” - JVH, Parking Today - I have been thinking about the keynote speech we all heard at the ...

Oct 24, 2018 - NPA Knocks it out of the Park - JVH, Parking Today - The 2018 National Parking Association Conference and Expo is underway ...

Oct 17, 2018 - City Parking Manager Fined $16K, But He Still has a Job - JVH, Parking Today - A garage manager who is paid over $100,000 a year, has been fined $16,000 for stealing ...

Oct 17, 2018 - A Booming Economy, the Downside - JVH, Parking Today - The economy is booming, companies are growing ...

Oct 16, 2018 - A Fly in our Shoup… JVH, Parking Today - What a great headline – Astrid found it over at Forbes and posted on parknews.biz ...

Oct 16, 2018 - Curbway – All the Best… JVH, Parking Today - I’m always excited when I hear about a new company appearing on the scene. I received a head up call from Charley DeBow ...

Oct 12, 2018 - A Single Finger Salute to “Middle Aged Men in Lycra” - JVH, Parking Today - Our cousins in the UK have similar problems with central cities dying and folks heading to ...

Oct 12, 2018 - Disruption in the Parking Industry, I don’t think so - JVH, Parking Today - First, let’s decide what “disruption” really means. I like this definition from Wikipedia: In ...

Oct 12, 2018 - Can we have both efficient self-driving cars and walkable, livable communities? - Autonomous car proponents say that they will make streets safer 4 pedestrians ...

Oct 11, 2018 - The 5 people you must have in your network - These different views and perspectives should challenge assumptions ...

Oct 8, 2018 - Parking at Costco – I have a solution - JVH, Parking Today - I just got back from Costco. It is surrounded by acres of free ...

Oct 5, 2018 - "If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it" - JVH, Parking Today - Some apartment dwellers in East Orange, NJ, have a parking problem, at least from their point of ...

Oct 5, 2018 - Your Corporate Web Site – Have you looked at it lately, really looked? - JVH, Parking Today - The other day I want to the grocery store and bought a bottle Carnivore ...

Oct 3, 2018 - "Self-driving cars are coming, but developers aren’t reducing parking yet, survey finds" - JVH, Parking Today - Wow, so many things wrong with that headline, and I haven’t even ...

Oct 1, 2018 - Get a Flu Shot, Dammit - JVH, Parking Today - Last week I visited my doctor for a scheduled check up. The receptionist asked ...

Sep 28, 2018 - Parking vs Mobility – Is it time to Rename an Industry - JVH, Parking Today - Kenzie Coulson, who runs the parking and transportation operations for the city of Park City, Utah, had an interesting discussion ...

Sep 27, 2018 - How to fix your toxic culture - “Self-awareness and personal accountability are hallmarks of effective ...

Sep 25, 2018 - 35% Parking Tax and Forbid Monthly Parking…Where to Begin - JVH, Parking Today - An opinion piece in the New York Times (you can follow the link at parknews.biz) calls for a citywide 35% tax (up from 18% in ...

Sep 25, 2018 - Parking Today — Content Rules - JVH, Parking Today - I have just received the final looksee at PT October before it heads ...

Sep 24, 2018 - How To Create A Positive Workplace Culture - A positive workplace culture improves teamwork, raises the ...

Sep 24, 2018 - I admit it, I’m a Grouch - JVH, Parking Today - When I reread this blog piece, and with the urging of Astrid, I began to ...

Sep 21, 2018 - Don’t wait for New Year’s: Why you should be setting your goals now - “Make a list of goals that you did not achieve, but that ...

Sep 20, 2019 - Is Parking’s Emerging Tech an Early Sunrise or a Bright Sunny Day? - JVH, Parking Today - When I hear “emerging technology” I think of the sun coming up first ...

Sep 17, 2018 - 6 qualities that will get you noticed in the workplace - Showing this high level of initiative can take on numerous ...

Sep 14, 2018 - Business advice from Howard Schultz: The ‘humanity’ of a company will create long-term value - “regardless of product or service, we are all in the people business,” ...

Sep 13, 2018 - JVH, the fortune teller: Self-driving cars, buzzwords, "techno-chauvinism" - JVH, Parking Today - As you may remember, I have been railing against panic over autonomous vehicles for the past two years ...

Sep 13, 2018 - Welcome to Reykjavik … Parking, that is - JVH, Parking Today - I was honored to be able to spend a few hours with Kolbrun ...

Sep 11, 2018 - The Value of Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace - Frere Enterprises - Strong EI allows one the ability to listen and empathize with people from a large variety ...

Sep 7, 2018 - When Is Teamwork Really Necessary? - The problem is when leaders try to drive the wrong kind of collaboration on ...

Sep 6, 2018 - Ponies but no Sheepdogs - JVH, Parking Today - I’m travelling this week and next on a ship “In the Wake of the Vikings”. We ...

Sep 6, 2018 - FREEDOM!!!! - JVH, Parking Today - I met with a group than ran parking for a major university and gave a spiel on how easy it ...

Sep 5, 2018 - How to harness positive stress in the workplace - Positive stress seems to counteract all the negative consequences of ...

Sep 4, 2018 - Parking lots are the new solution to the homelessness crisis in cities — but they're also part of the problem

Aug 31, 2018 - Parking Today Media goes Geofencing: What the Hell is a “Geo Fence” - JVH, Parking Today - I pulled together a presentation for a potential customer and was blown away at the many ...

Aug 30, 2018 - The 3 Questions Supervisors Wish You Would Stop Asking - The best employees are the intellectually curious ones who ask great questions and seek to ...

Aug 28, 2018 - What If Electric Cars Fail Again? - There are some recent breakthroughs with gas cars that actually could make them ...

Aug 24, 2018 - Parking, It’s about Service - JVH, Parking Today - Back in the day particularly in Manhattan, but in other places as well ...

Aug 24, 2018 - The Women of Parking Today Media - JVH, Parking Today - We held our mid year meeting this week and my staff joined us ...

Aug 23, 2018 - What do we mean “We are the Arena” - JVH, Parking Today - We can argue on Teddy Roosevelt’s tenure as President, but ...

Aug 22, 2018 - Its cheaper to own a car than take ride sharing, really - JVH, Parking Today - According to the AAA, Its cheaper to own, maintain, park, and insure a car than ...

Aug 20, 2018 - Time flies, but are we having fun? - JVH, Parking Today - I read recently that the Feds are considering dropping the ...

Aug 17, 2018 - The More They Stay the Same – A Survey - JVH, Parking Today - I would think that with all the brouhaha over technology in ...

Aug 17, 2018 - Google risks mega-fine in EU over location 'stalking' - a parking app that obtains location data for the purposes of ...

Aug 16, 2018 - Just a little too high tech - JVH, Parking Today - I visited a high-tech parking operation yesterday. It had everything ...

Aug 15, 2018 - How To Develop More Emotionally Intelligent Employees - Leaders who are highly self-aware and cognizant of emotional cues are better able to ...

Aug 14, 2018 - Connected Cars Hitch A Ride On Smart City Spending - They are siblings, the concepts of connected vehicles and smart ...

Aug 13, 2018 - We’re terrible at planning our time. Here’s how to fix it - How many hours do you work each day? If you’re like most of the ...

Aug 10, 2018 - That’s AV, Folks - JVH, Parking Today - We published a news release today over at Parknews.biz from Keolis Canada about ...

Aug 9, 2018 - Why this CEO makes everything she does transparent to all employees - “Most companies tell all the good stuff but not challenges,” she says. “That creates a lose ...

Aug 8, 2018 - The High Cost of Parking - Free street parking? Not exactly. Based on current land values, parking can cost residents up ...

Aug 7, 2018 - Before driverless cars rule the roads, more efficient, effortless curb management and parking can make space on our streets - The valet industry was once such a goldmine for parking attendants that rival ...

August 6, 2018 - Australia’s smart parking initiative to reduce traffic congestion in regional areas - Aside from reducing congestion, the smart parking initiative will help reduce air ...

August 3, 2018 - Will self-driving cars kill parking? - parking is far from dead. In fact, the $100 billion market may be poised to grow ...

August 1, 2018 - Why the dramatic decline in car ownership could give life to the transportation industry - The momentous shift in consumer sentiment, coupled with the explosion of ride-share services, has already altered ...

July 31, 2018 - Columbus, Ohio announces its Connected Vehicle Environment - One of the most exciting trends in transportation technology is the idea of a ‘smart city’ ...

July 30, 2018 - Using IoT to Monitor Smart Cities - smart parking system that adjusts parking cost based on occupancy rate ...

July 24, 2018 - Cashing In on the Curb - Smart cities are paying more attention to the fixtures that define their streets, looking to improve ...

July 23, 2018 - City envy - If you represent a city that wants to improve its transportation ...

July 20, 2018 - Give the Curb Your Enthusiasm - How and where we walk is a function of curb design—where is the curb ...

July 20, 2018 - Stamford, CT creates an “innovation playground” for start-up and large companies to play - Stamford is preparing to be the city of tomorrow through a repeating $2 ...

July 19, 2018 - Autonomous Mobility: It's Not Just About The Cars - Let’s look at three common myths surrounding autonomous mobility, the facts that these myths obscure ...

July 17, 2018 - What’s driving the transportation revolution? - We are at the beginning of the next big revolution in transportation ...

July 16, 2018 - How This Entrepreneur Is Changing The World One Smart City At A Time - Too often entrepreneurs become so enamored with the technology or offering they’ve built ...

July 13, 2018 - HOME FROM THE HONEYMOON, THE SELF-DRIVING CAR INDUSTRY FACES REALITY - In an industry built on eliminating human error, insiders have started to admit ...

July 11, 2018 - The World’s Smart Cities Are Fueled by IoT Applications and Predictive Analytics - Imagine the smart city of the future, fueled by IoT applications and predictive ...

July 10, 2018 - WHY DID THE HUMAN CROSS THE ROAD? TO CONFUSE THE SELF-DRIVING CAR - DRIVING IN A busy city, you have to get good at scrutinizing the body language ...

July 9, 2018 - How IoT-Enabled Infrastructure Will Revolutionize Public Transit - The transportation world is changing faster than ever before; there have been more changes ...

June 28, 2018 - Successful Businesses Founded in College Dorm Rooms - After Ritwik Pavan had continuous trouble finding parking for his job ...

June 27, 2018 - What cities are leading the way in smart city technology adoption? - If cities across the globe were to adopt some form of ...

June 26, 2018 - BRINGING SMART CITIES TO LIFE - With collaboration the current buzzword of the modern workplace today, the employees expect work tools that offer flexibility and ...

June 25, 2018 - Self-driving cars will change how we get around, which could mean using more energy - If self-driving cars take off, people might wind up taking more car trips ...

June 22, 2018 - Rahm and Elon’s Public-Private Partnership - Rahm Emanuel’s “public-private partnership” with Elon Musk looks a lot like the parking meters privatization that still haunts ...

June 21, 2018 - New smart city traffic project takes off in Portland, OR - "Designing safe streets starts with good data," said PBOT ...

June 19, 2018 - Women Leaders Are Key Players Shaping Today’s Smart Cities - Women are playing a more prominent role than before ...

June 18, 2018 - From smart city projects to smart cities, slowly but steadily - Smart lighting, video surveillance, smart parking, smart waste ...

June 11, 2018 - How the World’s Smartest Cities are Being Built - As the world’s biggest cities continue to sprawl with many millions of ...

June 7, 2018 - The only way the US can safely move forward with self-driving cars - We need a federal framework that provides clear ...

June 7, 2018 - Connected cars can lie, posing a new threat to smart cities - The day when cars can talk to each other – and to traffic lights ...

June 1, 2018 - Are smart cities as safe as we think they are? Security experts say not yet - Global survey respondents flagged several critical infrastructure areas as potential targets including transportation systems ...

May 30, 2018 - With connected communities on the rise, we must be smart in managing data - These days, it seems every mayor of a major city – including Toronto, is on the smart ...

May 25, 2018 - New Technologies Selected for Testing in Toronto's First Smart City Pilot Program - ArgosAI: Digitized data stream activated through video cameras and used ...

May 22, 2018 - What it means to be a 'smart city' in 2018 — “If you asked 10 people in a room what a smart city is, you’d probably get at least five different answers.” ...

May 18, 2018 - The Dirty Truth Coming for Self-Driving Cars - Trash. Odors. Bodily fluids. Will autonomous rideshares be ready for our mess?

May 17, 2018 - The Future Of Boston Transportation: Will Self-Driving Cars Mean Safer Streets? - “We’ve got cameras here looking 360 degrees. This is what’s called a LIDAR sensor. It’s shooting out lots of laser ...

May 14, 2018 - A future with more efficient and successful cities - While smart cities have held a great deal of promise for many years, they are ...

May 11, 2018 - Building the Smart City: 8 Things To Get Right - Technology is top of mind in the smart city, but it is just one layer of many in ...

May 10, 2018 - SMMT AND AUTO MAKERS ISSUE “FUTURE MOBILITY CHALLENGE” - The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ...

May 9, 2018 - Mastercard, Microsoft partner on smart city pilot - teaming up 2 help cities better understand and address urban planning ...