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July 30, 2016

Consultants Coming to Study Downtown Parking Next Week

Vehicles park along Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. Hendersonville City Council approved a budget amendment of $24,875 Thursday to pay for a comprehensive parking study by Dixon Resources Unlimited in August.   In the midst of peak leaf season, as some of the last waves of tourists wash over the City of Four Seasons, filling […]

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July 3, 2016

RIVERSIDE: Is downtown parking a problem?

Anyone who’s served jury duty in Riverside or visited the Mission Inn’s Festival of Lights probably has a complaint about downtown parking. Now the city wants to hear those complaints as it launches a parking study to determine whether downtown has enough parking spaces, if they’re in the right places and how much the city […]

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June 12, 2016

This ‘Barnacle’ Wears No ‘Boots’

It’s amazing how rapidly technology is evolving within our industry. Just like the latest cellphone release, I always look forward to the latest development and service features from our vendors. And this year at the Parking Industry Exhibition (PIE) in Las Vegas, I was not disappointed. As I walked the trade show floor, I was […]

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May 18, 2016

The Parking Sensor Debate

Parking sensor technology has evolved significantly in a short amount of time for our industry. The debate over parking sensors has increasingly become a hot topic. Are they too expensive? Are they accurate? Do I need a sensor in every parking space? Should I conduct a trial? What do I do with the data? Why […]

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April 23, 2016

Palo Alto Takes Fresh Look at Paid Parking Downtown

New study to explore strategies for relieving parking congestion, charging drivers by Gennady Sheyner / Palo Alto Weekly As Palo Alto prepares to expand and refine the new parking-permit program for downtown’s residential streets, the city is also taking a fresh look at another initiative aimed at alleviating the chronic car congestion: requiring drivers to […]

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April 9, 2016

Marketing Coordinator / Administrative Analyst Job Description

Position Description:  Performs administrative duties for a variety of projects.  Responsibilities may include managing calendars; coordinating travel, meeting and event arrangements; preparing reports and financial data; training and supervising other support staff; and customer relations. Additional duties include helping with proposal preparation, creating or updating presentation software files, tracking budgets and expenses, and communicating with […]

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April 9, 2016

Parking & Transportation Jr. Associate/Project Coordinator Position

Position Description: The responsibilities of this entry level position include providing support to government agencies and private sector firms involved in parking and transportation related issues. The Jr. Associate/Project Coordination will provide field assessments, project support and/or management in the form of planning and implementation of strategies, services, and programs that will improve the parking […]

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April 9, 2016

On-Street Enforcement Technology: How to Make the Right Investment

Editor’s note: Julie Dixon has supported parking operations in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. She also has assisted myriad cities in making their enforcement operations first-class. We asked her back to PIE this year, because hers was one of the best-attended and most talked-about seminars of all of 2014. Don’t miss it. JVH […]

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April 2, 2016

CPPA 2016 Board of Directors

Ron Profeta President Special Transit Manager City of Riverside Ron Profeta 8095 Lincoln Ave Riverside , CA 92504 (951) 315-1540 [email protected] Charles Kindred II Vice President Director- Transportation Services UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093 (858) 232-6715 [email protected] Mike King Secretary Parking Technology & Infrastructure Manager City of Sacramento Parking Services, […]

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April 2, 2016

Southwest Parking & Transportation Association

Julie Dixon |President | Dixon Resources Unlimited As a recent SWPTA member and conference sponsor, I would like to be considered for a Board position. After attending the conference, I was very motivated by the positive direction of the association and was extremely impressed by the camaraderie of the group. I am someone who always […]

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