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Deep Dive Reports · Congestion Pricing
March 24, 2026
New 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.
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Deep Dive Reports
March 7, 2026
Uber Acquires SpotHero: Why the Biggest Ride-Hailing Company in the World Just Bet on Parking
The 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 America.
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Rethinking Future Proofing
March 7, 2026
Rethinking Future Proofing, Part 4: Retrofitting for the Future
The vast majority of parking inventory is existing facilities — not new construction. In the final installment of the Rethinking Future Proofing series, the Parkonomics team tackles how to phase retrofits strategically, unlock revenue through shared parking, build adaptive operations, and position the parking facility as an integrated node in the smart city.
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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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