ough Space for Shoes and Parking?
What stopped me from purchasing it were my walls. I simply don’t have enoughwall space. After spending all-day Sunday reorganizing my closets, I
realized thatmymother has been right all along. Imight have the means to afford my expensive shoe habit, but I don’t have enough space. So from now on, this Cinderella shoe-ista is turn- ing herself into a Shoupista. I am applying Professor Shoup’s theories to my closets …
and tomy driving and parking. I ampretty good at the latter and lousy at the former. It’s time to implement both. Parking spaces are valuable real estate. Just as is the space in
our closets and the space on our walls. The space of two cars parked behind each other at the curb could contain a small studio apartment.We expect to have that spot “given” to us for free.We pay our mortgage or our rent not realizing that that money also includes paying for our parking. If we don’t have it, wemight be like the folks in Queens playingmusical chairswith their cars.
In late April, San Francisco launched its highly anticipated
SFpark program. Sensorswill help officials adjust themeter prices based on demand. At 9 a.m., for example, the parking rate might be $2 an
hour.At 2 p.m., that ratemight be $12. Will we finally realize that space is valuable – be it space for
our shoes, our furniture or our cars?We might afford to pay for that space. Orwemight simply start listening to ourmothers and start de-cluttering our closets and our streets. In this day and age, when our roads are crowded, our real
estate expensive and our spaces limited, it’s much better to be a Shoupista than a Car-ista. I will still remain the shoe-ista, leaving less carbon footprint by walking more, driving less and enjoying the shoes that I park inmy closets.
Astrid Ambroziak is a part-time trainer, writer, philosopher and guru. She lives in Los Angeles and can be reached at
astrid@parkingtoday.com.
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Digital Payment Technologies Releases LUKE II Multi-Space Parking Pay Station
Digital Payment Technologies (DPT) has released its LUKE II
multi-space parking pay station. LUKE II offers a variety of features to enhance physical secu-
rity, improve collection processes and increase consumer conven- ience and satisfaction. LUKE II will also support next-generation payment options, including Extend-by-Phone capabilities and payments using contactless credit cards and near-field communi- cations (NFC) enabledmobile devices. The flexible LUKE II pay station can be customized to meet
the specific needs of public and private operators and evolve over time as those needs change without costly hardware upgrades. Designed for easy integrationwith technologies and services from parking industry partners, LUKE II enables the implementation of best-in-class parking solutions. Key LUKE II features include: Multiple operationalmodes: Supports Pay-and-Display, Pay-
by-Space and Pay-by-License Plate parkingmodes. Contactless payments: Supports payments made with con-
tactless credit cards and NFC-enabledmobile phones. Multiple payment options: In addition to contactless pay-
ments, other payment options include: coins, bills, credit cards, smart cards, value cards, coupons and Pay-by-Phone. Extend-by-Phone capabilities: Receive parking expiration
notices and extend time for pay station-initiated parking transac- tions, all via text (SMS)messaging. Modular and flexible construction: Simplifies maintenance
andmakes future upgrades quick and easy to install. Advanced, real-time communication: Provides reports,
alarms, real-time credit card authorization, remote rate manage- ment and over-the-air pay station configuration. Separate maintenance and collection compartments: Enhances security, collections efficiency and audit abilities.
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Digital Payment Technologies CEO Andrew Scott (R) and Marketing VP Alan Menezes and Luke II
Enhanced locking mechanism and electronic lock support:
Offers doors with improved security and access control, and sen- sors that provide alertsregarding activitywith doors and currency collection canisters. 38-Key alphanumeric keypad: Allows for easy navigation
and insertion of license plate information for the Pay-by-License Plate operationalmode. Coin escrow: Refunds consumers’moneywhen a transaction
is cancelled. More information about LUKE II is available from DPT at:
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