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Field Notes

Short-form observations, analysis, and commentary from the Parkonomics team on parking economics, mobility planning, and urban development.

Field Notes
November 13, 2026

The Zoning Arrives Before the Train

California now lets mid-rise housing rise around stations that will not open for decades. Parking relief arrives with it. The years in between are a parking problem nobody has planned for. → Field Notes
October 28, 2026

NHTSA’s Cyan Lights for Driverless Cars: What They Mean for Parking

NHTSA's proposed FMVSS 108 rule would let autonomous vehicles carry steady cyan marker lamps. Here is what the cyan light proposal means for garages, curbs and parking enforcement, and why the docket needs to hear from parking. → Field Notes
October 28, 2026

Parking Belongs at the AI Table

A new academic consortium is shaping how transportation agencies learn AI. Parking is not yet a named discipline, and the listening sessions are where that changes. → Field Notes
October 21, 2026

Follow the Miles: What Waymo’s City Data Tells Parking

Waymo 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. → Field Notes
September 24, 2026

The Federal EV Fee Is a Four-Cent Meter

Congress 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 is in the same bill, and parking already knows how to build it. → Field Notes · EV Charging
September 13, 2026

EV 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 charging in garages than any charger spec sheet. → Field Notes
May 15, 2026

The Multifamily Gap

J.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 adoption. → Field Notes
April 24, 2026

500% in 19 Months: The Robotaxi Adoption Curve Just Bent Upward

The 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. → Field Notes
March 8, 2026

The 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. →