PARKING TODAY NEWS Metric Parking recently announced the appointments of
Donna Wagener and Elliott Nemerson as Business Development Managers.Wagener will be based in Chicago and Nemerson in Southern California. Both will be responsible for building the dis- tribution network for Metric Parking products and developing new business opportunities in North America. Wagener previ- ously was an executive with Jupiter Reality in Chicago. Nemer- son, who has more than 26 years in the parking industry, has worked with companies such as Federal APD and SysParc. Patrick J. Meade has been named Vice President, Sales and
Technical Support for Dur-A-Flex Inc. Company President and COO Peter V. Ferris noted his 20-plus years of sales and business development experience, and said Meade would be “a tremen- dous asset…and play a critical role in the continued evolution of our company’s focus on strategic vertical markets and our cus- tomers.” Meade previously was an executive with Lutron Inc. and Stonhard Inc. The Middle Atlantic ParkingAssociation (MAPA) has cho-
sen a web address that is more recognizable to the industry. For- merly
www.themapa.org, it now is www.MidAtlanticParkingAs-
sociation.org. Also, MAPAofficials urge industry professionals to save the date Oct. 26 for its fall conference, “Parking in the Age of New Technology,” at the University of Baltimore. For more details and a schedule of events, check the MAPAwebsite. Central ParkingSystem has announced two appointments:
Lucinda “Cindy” Baier as Executive VP and Chief Administra- tive Officer, in addition to her role as Chief Financial Officer; and William H. Bodenhamer Jr. as Executive VP of Central Parking and President of MX, its newly formed Hospitality Services divi- sion. Also, Christina Combs has joined the company as VP of Quality and Training, and Robert “Rob” Ostrov as Senior VP of Human Resources. Baier joined the company in 2010, and “has played a key role
in leading it through significant changes to enhance its efficien- cies and effectiveness.” Bodenhamer, who founded USA Parking System (now a subsidiary of Central Parking), has led it to a top spot in the hospitality services industry. Combs, who will work from the offices of subsidiary USA
Parking, will expand its “University System” training and devel- opment resources throughout Central Parking. Ostrov, who most recently served in a senior HR role with the U.S. Coast Guard / Department of Homeland Security, previously had been an HR executive with ArvinMeritor, FedEx, True Value and GE. Walter P Moore has announced its participation in the devel-
opment of the new 385-acre ExxonMobil office campus near Hous- ton. The firm is serving as Engineer of Record for Civil, Traffic and Transportation. It also provided Parking Consulting and Structural Engineering peer review. The complex will containmultiple low- rise office buildings, a laboratory, conference and training centers, and facilities such as child care and a wellness center. Gtechna, a leading software developer of turnkey solutions
to automate parking and by-law enforcement activities, has implemented its Officer Suite for the City of Hamilton, Canada. The multi-application platform is designed to automate the entire enforcement process, from license plate recognition and citation issuance to online payment services. Pam Carver, the city’s Man- ager of Parking Enforcement, said, “Group Techna ... has more than met our expectations as we continue to develop and roll out the Officer Suite.” Premier Parking has installed a suite of ECOtality Blink Level 2 pedestal EV charging stations at two surface lots in and around
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downtown Knoxville, TN. Consumers will now be able to locate a nearby charging station through the vehicle’s technology and use the network’s public chargers while visiting area retail locations, said Stephanie Cox, the company’s Tennessee Area Manager. Complus Data Innovations has been awarded a parking
management contract for the City of Chelsea, MA, in partner- ship with Standard ParkingSP Plus Municipal Services. City Treasurer Robert Boulrice said, “Complus brought considerable experience and expertise to the payment processing, cashiering and back office functions of the ticketing systems. My staff has been delighted in the improvements we have seen.” Metric Parking has announced that after a successful pilot
project, it has been awarded a contract with the City of Hoboken, NJ, for 135 Aura pay-and-display parking machines. During the “piloting” of 10 machines, city officials saw a 30% increase in rev- enue and additional parking spaces. They found that two to three more cars would fit on a given block. Nearly half of all transac- tions were cashless, using credit cards; and additional revenue, previously lost to broken meters, also was captured. The Canadian ParkingAssociation (CPA) has launched a new
website (
www.canadianparking.ca). Features include a new mem- bership directory, the ability to create directories based on the user’s sector, a new forum tool, a new online career center,member spot- light features, an events calendar and a continuous news feed. The City of New Haven, CT, has selected Parkeon to help
meet its need to upgrade its parking technology to handle increasing demand. The company will deploy 15 solar-powered multi-space meters accepting both coins and credit cards. New Haven has a long-term goal of upgrading its existing inventory of more than 2,000 single-space meters. “Parkeon comes highly recommended, and we are confident that they will meet the ever- changing needs of our city,” said Jim Travers, Transportation Department Director. In 2010, Hammerschlagand Co. purchased, for cash, in fore-
closure proceedings, a mortgage note for the off-airport Super Park Garage, a covered, three-story, 860-stall parking facility across from Houston’s Hobby Airport. Now, a $700,000 capital improvement program is “substantially complete,” the firm says, “and included facility restoration, reconfiguration, repainting, rebranding and installation of parking revenue and access equip- ment.” The garage, according to its website, is operated by Amp- co System Parking. Standard ParkingCorp. has named Bryan Wallner as Sen-
ior Vice President of Standard Parkingof Canada. He will have supervisory responsibility for the company’s entire portfolio of Canadian operations and lead Canadian business development efforts.With a parking industry career spanning 20 years,Wall- ner most recently was Chief Operating Officer of Vancouver- based Imperial Parking. He is a past Co-Chairman of the Cana- dian ParkingAssociation, Pacific Chapter. Flowcrete Asia, the international flooring specialist compa-
ny, has expanded its presence in Southeast Asia with the opening of a sales and technical support office in Indonesia. Fabian Paimanta, formerly Business Manager at BASF, has been appointed Country Manager, with Sudarman Patmoharjo com- ing on board to provide technical site support. Both have exten- sive experience in the specialist flooring sector, with particular knowledge of resin flooring products. TagMaster North America hasmade Chapman University in
Orange, CA, a recent addition to its customer base of successful installations. Automated Access Systems installed anAVI system
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