Our Picks:
2016 Kimley-Horn Recommended Reading List

Each year, Kimley-Horn updates its recommended reading list for parking professionals. This reading list includes basic reference books related to parking planning, design, and management. These references can enhance management capabilities and specific knowledge of key parking and transportation topics. In an effort to provide additional resources for parking professionals, this year’s update includes new resources related to urban and community planning; leveraging parking and access management to create local, competitive advantage; and sustainable transportation references. Click here to access Kimley-Horn’s recommended reading list for parking professionals.

White Paper: Parking Generation with Park+  Over the past five years, the parking team at Kimley-Horn has been utilizing Park+ to better understand parking needs in our users' communities. What we’ve learned is that one size does not fit all; and the traditional ways of estimating parking demand might not fit the needs of dynamic communities. This white paper explores that topic and how cities and universities should rethink their planning approaches. Click here to read more.

White Paper: Advanced Data Analysis with LPR In recent years, we’ve discussed the concept of using License Plate Recognition (LPR) for parking data collection. This white paper explores the combination of that data with ArcGIS to unveil a more robust set of parking data analytics including occupancy, duration, movement, permit usage, and origin-destination. Click here to read more.

Brett Wood’s Adventures in the Front Line of Parking

In March, Brett Wood of our Phoenix team served as a parking intern for the City of Las Vegas parking services group. As part of this four day internship, Brett served in multiple roles including administration, maintenance, collection, customer service, and enforcement. Working grueling 12 hour days (thanks Brandy Stanley!), Brett observed the ins and outs of the parking program firsthand. The number one takeaway? Brandy has developed a staff of dedicated individuals working as a cohesive team for the greater good of downtown Las Vegas. This has led to a customer service based group that goes above and beyond to serve clients and improve the community. You can learn more about Brett’s experience at his IPI presentation in May-including his joy in writing citations, the run-ins with the law, and how he almost set himself on fire!

Kimley-Horn at IPI

Other Upcoming Parking Presentations

• Brett Wood and Adria Koller will be presenting, “Moving Beyond Traditional Town/Gown Challenges" at the Society for College and University Planners Conference in Vancouver, BC on July 12. They will be joined virtually by the ASU parking and transportation team to discuss the opportunities and challenges in ASU and Tempe. 
• At the June World Parking Symposium in Vancouver, Dennis Burns will present “From Parking to Integrated Access Management – The Transformation of America’s Parking Management Paradigm.” This presentation describes the evolution in parking management over the past decade, with an emphasis on how the parking management paradigm has expanded to include the larger community transportation and access management equation.