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REGULAR FEATURES


Point of View ..................................................................................................6 People in Parking ............................................................................................8 Letters ..........................................................................................................14 New Products................................................................................................48 PT the Auditor ..............................................................................................50 PT Blog ........................................................................................................52 Advertisers Index ........................................................................................57 Product Focus Ads........................................................................................57 Marketplace ..................................................................................................58 Dealers, Installers & Suppliers ....................................................................60 Upcoming Events ........................................................................................62


PARKING TODAY volume 14 number 11 NOVEMBER 2009 FEATURES 18 DoYou Really Need That Garage?


22 Public Rallies Against Pay Parking in Canadian Town


24 Traffic Congestion – Sydney’s Paradigm Paralysis


28 Consultant Isn’t a Four-LetterWord 38 The Consultant’s Role in Parking Privatization 40 The Undead’s Guide to Parking Consulting


42 Beirut isn’t Just Another Pretty Face ... Or Can Technology Be ‘Pushed’ too Quickly?


44 House of Cars – Exhibit Opens at National Building Museum 46 NPA Stages Conference and Trade "Show of Shows" in DC 54 Amateur Parker: An Education in Parking


The Undead . . . . . . . . .Page 40


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