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Regular Features
Point of View ..........................................6 Parking Today News ............................10 Product Focus ......................................28 Special Dealers Section........................32 PT Blog ................................................36 Consultants ..........................................41 PT the Auditor ......................................42
Death by Parking..................................45 New Products ......................................49 Advertisers Index..................................50 Marketplace ........................................51 Dealers, Installers & Suppliers..............52 Upcoming Events..................................54
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PARKING TODAY June 2011 Features
volume 16 number 6
16 Forces of Nature and a Case for Paid Parking
20 Amateur Parker: Parking is Prestige
22 Texas A&M – A Brighter Future for Parking
24 Parking Wars, and Peace 16 24
On the Cover: Kody Kirkland with Ampco System Parking checks a “Luke” Pay and Display machine while Associated Time&Parking Controls’ Houston BranchManager Glenn Rodriguez (partially hidden) finalizes an installation in Galveston’s new on street parking revenue system.
26 Parking Vs. Pop Culture: Gritty Crime and the Parking Garage
35 Good Marketing Means Strong Local Presence
43 Marketing Minute: Sprinkle Kindness
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