Memorial Regional Hospital Mixed Use Parking Structure

Memorial Regional Hospital’s Parksmart-certified Mixed Use Parking Structure is comprised of a 7-level parking garage housing 1,302 spaces, a conference center, office/meeting space on the ground floor and a concrete vehicular bridge that connects the new garage to two existing, adjacent parking garages.

DEWA Sustainable Building, Al Qouz

DEWA Sustainable Building, an office building of the Water & Civil Division of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, meets the need of growing businesses and provides space for new staff to satisfy business needs. The project serves most of DEWA’s strategic goals, including advocating for sustainable growth, and is the first Parksmart-certified project in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East.

Transforming transportation: New mobility done right

Will new mobility deliver sustainable transport for all?

This was the overarching question for transportation planners and practitioners from developed and developing countries gathering at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. in January.

Women leading the way in green business

Each year on International Women’s Day, USGBC recognizes the social, economic, cultural and political contributions of women everywhere. This day has been observed for over a century, and in 2019, International Women’s Day encourages people to unite through the theme #BalanceforBetter.

Sustainable parking practices enhance user experience

This article was previously published on watrydesign.com by Michael Pendergrass as "Above the Intrinsic Value, Sustainable Parking Best Practices Enhance Our Built Environment Experience" and is adapted with permission. Read the original article.

From here to there: The evolving landscape of urbanization and mobility

This article is a snapshot of the current state of development, mobility and parking. These three domains are highly interdependent and formulate how we experience places. It is my hope that what I have provided gives some insight into where we currently are and where we are going with the development of communities across America.

Western Kentucky University - Parking Structure 3

Western Kentucky University’s Parking Structure 3 (PS3) was constructed to add a minimum of 500 parking spaces to an existing parking lot serving residents, commuters, and special events. Because the project was funded with student fees, the garage design had to be simple, efficient, and provide a good value to the students. The site proved to be very challenging due to its location within a floodplain and within a karst region with subsurface caves and a known risk for sink holes. There was little budget for extras.

Improving parking structure performance with Parksmart

Wondering why universities and airports pursue Parksmart certification for their parking structures? Want to learn the benefits and costs associated with certification?

Check out what three parking industry leaders had to say about these topics during Parksmart’s latest webinar, "Improving Parking Structure Performance with Parksmart."

Western Kentucky University's journey to Parksmart certification

In December 2018, Parking Structure 3 at Western Kentucky University (WKU) became the world’s 26th Parksmart-certified garage. We met up with WKU’s Director of Parking and Transportation Services, Jennifer Tougas, in January 2019 to learn about her journey to certification.

You have a B.S. in Zoology and a Ph.D. in Ecology. How did you end up in parking and transportation?

This winter, try the new format for Parksmart Advisor training

The International Parking and Mobility Institute (IPMI) recently changed the format of the Parksmart Advisor course to mimic the "flipped classroom" approach.