Key Trends from NPA
Last week Cleverciti was at NPA in Austin, networking and taking in everything ‘parking mobilized’ had to offer. Here are our top 3 takeaways from the National Parking Association’s convention 2022.
1) EVs - an all-electric future
There was a clear emphasis on the future of mobility, especially when concerning electric vehicles (EVs). There is still a percieved lack of infrastructure in place to facilitate the uptake of electric vehicles and so a lot of conversation was steered towards the topic of enhancing EV friendly infrastructure like making charging points more accesible. Cleverciti’s solution supports EV drivers and providers by enforcing the correct usage of dedicated EV charging spaces.
2) Curb Management
Curb Management continues to be a hot topic in post-pandemic parking industry. It’s clear from conversations that demand is driving development. End users are seeking solutions that can solve problems not only at the loading zone but the complete curb and beyond the curb. Commonly asked questions, such as “can my on-street occupancy and garage occupancy be captured in one place?” and “can my payment compliance be compared with my occupancy?” were discussed. The answer was “Yes!”. Cleverciti’s holistic approach to space management includes the spectrum of space types and locations.
3) Tech Partnerships
The world is becoming increasingly more digitized and integrated. City planning and parking management should be no exception. Connected experiences are becoming expected by consumers, and one way the parking world can keep up with this is by creating parking ecosystems and by bringing all parking assets online.
NPA raised the discussion, that there are already companies with these kinds of technologies available and are being deployed at an increasing rate in North America. For example, Cleverciti has partnered with many providers across the parking spectrum to deliver the worlds leading occupancy management platform. With data arriving from multiple sources simultaneously our Cockpit delivers and insightful view of parking locations to end users of all types. When Municipalities, Universities and Operators take partnership approach they bring their assets into the connected age, unlock undiscovered value and deliver a world class parking experience.