What is the future for car parking – Rachel Smith

Technology, disruptors, robots, fear and our Aussie sense of entitlement…

Discover how our world is changing rapidly. Understand the seven factors which prevent us from embracing change. Plus options for planning the future of transport.

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Case Studies

The problem with the wheelchair international symbol of access

A white wheelchair sitting in a blue square - the international face of disabled parking we are all so familiar with. But when 9 out of 10 disabilities are “invisible” disabilities, is the wheelchair really the right symbol to represent accessible parking?

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Monash University wins award for sustainable parking facilities

Monash University’s Buildings and Property Division has received an award for outstanding sustainable car park at the 2021 Parking Industry Awards.

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Electric Vehicle range anxiety (and the need for more chargers) is real

Replacing cars that run on fossil fuels with electric cars will be important in meeting climate goals – road transport produces more than 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But there are obstacles to wider uptake, particularly in Australia.

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3 reasons the cloud is the only place to store your parking data in 2020 and beyond

It’s 2020, “the cloud” is everywhere, and we’re not talking about the ones in the sky. But what is it? Why are more and more companies hosting their and their user’s data on it? And why does Frogparking host the data our system collects from our customer’s parking facilities on it?

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Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities

Is it time to re-imagine our fundamental relationship with cities? People bring cities to life. They interact, work, socialise and travel. Without this, cities are just collections of buildings and infrastructure. This relationship is now on hiatus all over the world.

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City of Charles Sturt expands contactless parking technology

COVID-19 cases may be dropping across Australia, particularly in states like South Australia but that doesn’t mean there should be complacency of guidelines. Smart technology solutions that enable guideline adherence easily and cost effectively, are paramount.

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LPR technology that does much more than read license plates

One of the biggest challenges facing the car parking industry today is a lack of accuracy. Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) rates are commonly sitting well below a hundred percent and recently proving insufficient alone, as more and more drivers go out of their way to disguise their plates in an effort to avoid penalties […]

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