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Fake and unfair parking tickets: when cities cheat citizens
We see countless stories where non-disabled (and thoughtless) citizens take up valuable disabled parking spaces. Handicapped parking fraud is the bane of every municipality with the best intentions but limited enforcement resources. It’s much rarer to read about the city being misleading or downright fraudulent when it comes to parking, but it does happen from […]
Parking permits: do’s and don’ts
By Nicola Segal Parking permits give us permission to park in designated areas that are usually off limits. Permits range from disabled parking permits to faculty and staff permits depending on location.  Parking permits can help save you time and increase a lot’s security; still, there are still some common do’s and don’ts to keep in […]
ADA disabled parking standards for employees and customers
Providing adequate handicap parking for both employees and customers is not only a good business practice, it’s the law (via Sean Leonard Parry on Flickr, licensed with Creative Commons). Parking is often one of the most visible manifestations of accessibility design in this country. How many parking spaces a business must provide is strictly regulated by […]
Volunteer handicap parking enforcement is helping, but is it wrong?
In Boynton Beach and other cities, volunteers have taken over the task of investigating and issuing handicap parking violations. But is this really a good idea? (Via Media Dis&Dat.) We’ve groused about able-bodied drivers parking in disabled parking spots for months – ever since we read about the brazen scofflaws of Washington, D.C. last spring, […]
7 tips for better parking lot management
Creating a cost-effective, convenient, and secure parking system for any facility presents special challenges (via Bruce Fong’s Blog). In a recent interview with Ryan Greene, the manager of parking and transportation at Georgia College, MyParkingPermit.com learned a few secrets about optimizing a parking program. Greene has no easy task; Georgia College has about 7,000 students […]
Lack of senior citizen parking may cause more injuries in lots
The unregulated, hectic traffic in parking lots makes them hazardous for seniors, even more dangerous, according to Texas A&M’s study, than the roads themselves (via halseike). According to a study by Texas A&M University, people over age 75 are 17 times more likely to have a car accident in big-lot parking areas than driving down regular […]
Cities may start charging for disabled parking due to widespread fraud
Free disabled parking spots aren’t the problem – it’s when metered parking spots can be occupied for free by anyone with a placard that people tend to take advantage. No one is in favor of making parking for people with disabilities more difficult. But what is the overall value of refusing to compromise that principle, […]
10 Ways to Walk Back to Your Car Safely
Know when you’re vulnerable: parking garages have a high crime rate (via Cape Town Daily). August 30, 2012 — Dim and unfenced, parking garages are among the most likely settings for abduction or assault. In garages, people are easier targets; they are busy, preoccupied, often alone, and carrying their valuables. Garages themselves have all the […]
Tampa’s Transport Woes, Republican National Convention Edition
Plentiful, largely empty parking lots: an old Tampa Bay tradition (via pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com). August 22, 2012 — When they’re picking locations for their quadrennial national conventions, do the two major parties look for swing states, in hopes that bringing 50,000 party boffins into town will tilt voters in their favor? Do they look for a sympathetic […]
Outsourced Enforcement Proves Effective, Doubles Atlanta Parking Revenue in 2011
Stricter parking enforcement protects resident parking and ensures parking  efficiency (via MyParkingSign). August 16, 2011 — Atlanta, Georgia, is seeing the benefit of privatizing parking — over 8 million dollars in benefit. Three years ago, Atlanta’s parking system was losing the city respect and money as lax enforcement and lack of parking personnel affected the city’s […]
Parking Meters: The Flawed, the Automated, and the Downright Explosive
Parking meters randomly changing time can leave parkers ill-at-ease, with strict ticketing laws on unpaid machines (via Victor Kerlow, The New York Times City Room Blog) July 9, 2012 — Thanks to some crossed wires, mysterious time changes regularly occur at automated parking meters across New York City. Newer parking meters are generally equipped […]
