The Supreme Court passed on Chicago's car impound case, but two justices drew a line every parking program should study: enforcement manages the curb, collection chases a debt, and the Constitution may treat them very differently.
Duranton and Turner proved that new highway lanes fill up one for one. Fifteen years of research since shows why, and the answer runs through the parking space.
The argument over how tall new buildings should be is really an argument over how many cars each apartment is built to hold. Santa Monica's own census data says renters near the train already live at about one car or...
How capital, software, transactions, and AI are turning the parking operator from a labor reseller into a technology-enabled asset partner, and what it means for the workforce that remains.
A license plate is a 124-year-old credential anyone can forge. That single flaw is draining billions from tolls, taxes, and the roads themselves.
Deep Dive · Compliance and TechnologyThe $273 Question
Deep Dive · Curb and PricingThe Lane Always Fills
Deep Dive · Development and Parking RatiosSanta Monica’s Height Fight Is a Parking Fight
Deep Dive · Operations and ProcurementThe Evolution of Parking Management
Deep Dive · Compliance and TechnologyGhost Plates and the Broken Gas TaxInvestigations traced from the data to the decision. 20 to 45 minutes.
Curb and PricingNobody Cares About Your Bus LaneThe parking and transit industry has a marketing problem, not just an infrastructure problem.
Development and Parking RatiosThe Generational SkipHabits formed in early adulthood tend to persist for life. That single fact from behavioral economics should reorganize...
EV ChargingThe 45,000-Gallon Misunderstanding: What UL’s Landmark EV Fire Study Actually Tells the Parking IndustryFSRI's 18-vehicle burn program is the most authoritative EV fire research ever conducted. It debunks the panic, indicts...
Development and Parking RatiosThe Evolution of U.S. Parking Structures in 2026A practitioner's analysis of how electrification, automation, and AI are reshaping U.S. parking structures into mobility ecosystems in...Games and calculators built on federal transportation data. Every number dated, leaderboards reset monthly.
Game · 3 minCurb BossRun the LAX horseshoe: a free curb, a people mover, then a priced curb. Get Mom home without circling.
Game · 3 minHeight FightStack 32 homes near the E Line under three parking rules, then count the empty stalls.
Simulator · 2 minWhen Does the Garage Feel It?Set an EV or driverless scenario and watch how many years the parked fleet lags the showroom.Citable research with a DOI and a free PDF, built for staff reports and RFPs.
One question, followed across several installments. Start at Part 1.
5-part series · Interviews with LA MetroThe 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Infrastructure, Transit, and the $26 Billion BetAndrew Sachs, PTMP and Kevin BoppBegin with Part 1 →
4-part series · Published in Urban Land MagazineRethinking Future Proofing: Planning for Operational and Technological EvolutionKevin Bopp, Bernard Lee and Andrew Sachs, PTMPBegin with Part 1 →Every format, filed under the six questions we cover.
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Parkonomics is the research arm of Gateway Parking Services. Our work appears in Urban Land Magazine and Parking Today, and our white papers are peer reviewed in cooperation with the NPA Parking Consultants Council. The same practitioners advise cities, institutions and owners.
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