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FeaturedField NoteAutonomy and RobotaxisFollow the Miles: What Waymo’s City Data Tells ParkingWaymo publishes its driverless miles to make a safety case. Read by a parking professional, the same numbers map where a new class of vehicle will wait, charge and sleep.Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Oct 21 · 6 minField Note: a short dispatch from practice. One number, one argument.Featured plus 20 more, newest first

October 2026

Deep DiveCompliance and Technology · Curb and PricingThe $273 QuestionThe 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...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Oct 21 · 10 minDeep DiveCurb and PricingThe Lane Always FillsDuranton 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.Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Oct 12 · 28 minDeep DiveDevelopment and Parking RatiosSanta Monica’s Height Fight Is a Parking FightThe 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...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Oct 6 · 29 min

September 2026

Deep DiveOperations and ProcurementThe Evolution of Parking ManagementHow 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.Frank Ching, CPP · Sep 27 · 41 minField NoteCurb and Pricing · EV ChargingThe Federal EV Fee Is a Four-Cent MeterCongress found the broken meter and installed a coin slot. The new federal EV fee raises four cents for every dollar the Highway Trust Fund is short. The honest fix...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Sep 24 · 6 minField NoteEV ChargingEV Charging Did Not Break the Grid. Batteries Fixed It.A parking audience in Pennsylvania was worried about blackouts in Los Angeles. California had already solved the problem with storage, and the way it did so says more about EV...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Sep 13 · 8 minDeep DiveCompliance and Technology · Curb and PricingGhost Plates and the Broken Gas TaxA license plate is a 124-year-old credential anyone can forge. That single flaw is draining billions from tolls, taxes, and the roads themselves.Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Sep 1 · 70 min

August 2026

Deep DiveCurb and PricingNobody Cares About Your Bus LaneThe parking and transit industry has a marketing problem, not just an infrastructure problem.Kevin Bopp · Aug 31 · 25 minDeep DiveDevelopment and Parking RatiosThe Generational SkipHabits formed in early adulthood tend to persist for life. That single fact from behavioral economics should reorganize how we decide what to build, and for whom.Kevin Bopp · Aug 31 · 21 minPracticeDevelopment and Parking Ratios · Operations and ProcurementThe Underwriting FrameFive new risk variables have entered the parking underwriting frame since 2015. Lenders using the old framework are systematically mispricing 2026 deals.Frank Ching, CPP · Aug 24 · 7 minDeep DiveEV 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 the fire blanket, and hands parking operators a seven-move playbook. Parkonomics read...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Aug 13 · 14 min

June 2026

Deep DiveDevelopment and Parking Ratios · EV ChargingThe 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 2026.Frank Ching, CPP · Jun 24 · 37 min

May 2026

Field NoteDevelopment and Parking Ratios · EV ChargingThe Multifamily GapJ.D. Power's 2026 EV Consideration Study shows overall EV interest rising, but consideration falling among apartment and condo residents. The parking industry is now the gating factor for U.S. EV...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · May 15 · 5 min

April 2026

Field NoteAutonomy and Robotaxis500% in 19 Months: The Robotaxi Adoption Curve Just Bent UpwardThe California data says San Francisco's arc is a template for every city next in the rollout queue, and the next curve will be steeper.Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Apr 24 · 5 minPracticeOperations and ProcurementProcurement Is Still Buying the Past While Parking Has Moved to 2026Municipal parking RFPs built on decade-old assumptions produce decade-old results. Frank Ching on why procurement must catch up with parking practice.Frank Ching, CPP · Apr 8 · 10 min

March 2026

Deep DiveCompliance and TechnologyBartholomew v. Parking Concepts: LPR Privacy Compliance and the New Liability LandscapeA California appellate court ruled that parking operators using LPR technology without a published ALPR privacy policy face $2,500-per-individual liability. Parkonomics analyzes the decision and what operators must do now.Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Mar 24 · 15 minDeep DiveCurb and PricingNew York Priced the Road. Now What Does Los Angeles Do?A one-year audit of America's first congestion pricing program, and the uncomfortable questions it raises for every city still pretending the problem will solve itself.Frank Ching, CPP · Mar 24 · 15 minField NoteAutonomy and Robotaxis · Development and Parking RatiosThe Parking Garage Is Becoming a Mobility Hub. Is Your Facility Ready?The term gets used loosely. The concept, applied correctly, represents a fundamental rethinking of what a parking asset is for.Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Mar 8 · 4 minDeep DiveCurb and PricingPricing the Curb: How LAX Can Get More From Its $30 Billion InvestmentLos Angeles is in the midst of the largest public works project in its history, and LAX's new people mover and transit connections can deliver more if the terminal curb...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Mar 8 · 9 minDeep DiveAutonomy and Robotaxis · Operations and ProcurementUber Acquires SpotHero: Why the Biggest Ride-Hailing Company in the World Just Bet on ParkingThe deal isn't about parking convenience. It's about who controls the physical infrastructure layer of autonomous mobility, and what that means for every parking operator, developer, and investor in North...Andrew Sachs, PTMP · Mar 7 · 17 min
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