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Point of View ..................................................................................................6 People in Parking ............................................................................................8 Letters ..........................................................................................................29 Death by Parking..........................................................................................36 PT Blog ........................................................................................................38 Product Focus Ads........................................................................................43 New Products................................................................................................46 Advertisers Index ........................................................................................57 Marketplace ..................................................................................................58 Dealers, Installers & Suppliers ....................................................................60 Upcoming Events ........................................................................................62


REGULAR FEATURES


18 Monitoring and Control of CO Emissions in Parking Structures


22 Mission: Parking as Art


24 Temperature Can Affect Upper Floors of Precast Garages


26 Getting the Most Out ofYour Dollar


30 Don’t Run That Ad! (until you check the CPM)


33 Shopping Center Gains Space & Loyalty with Guidance System


Parking as Art . . . . . .Page 22


40 Amateur Parker: Park Disneyland Park 47 In-Car Meters come to Miami Beach 48 Advanced Fluorescent Lighting Zaps Costs for Parking Structures 50 What’s inYour Inbox? E-Mail CostsYou a Fortune 52 Big Ben in the Real LA-LA Land


PARKING TODAY volume 14 number 3 MARCH 2009 FEATURES


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