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October 21, 2026
The $273 Question
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.
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Deep Dive Reports · Compliance
March 24, 2026
Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts: LPR Privacy Compliance and the New Liability Landscape
A 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.
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Rethinking Future Proofing
March 7, 2026
Rethinking Future Proofing, Part 3: Construction and Commissioning
Construction is where design intent either gets built correctly or gets value-engineered away. The technology decisions made during this phase, and verified at commissioning, define what the facility can do for the next 20 years.
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Rethinking Future Proofing
March 7, 2026
Rethinking Future Proofing, Part 1: Planning and Design
What if a brand-new, state-of-the-art building constructed today could be functionally obsolete in less than a decade? In the first of a four-part series published in Urban Land Magazine, the Parkonomics team presents a lifecycle-based framework for designing parking facilities that adapt to technological and operational change, from structural decisions and sightlines to the invisible digital infrastructure that powers the next generation of parking.
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