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work ethic while they are on the work floor. The manager now has a better idea of how long it takes to sweep an area of the garage or mop a stair tower, or, simply watch if employees are “disappearing” into their cars or out to the 7-Eleven for unin- tended breaks. Also, by having employees


wear an ANSI Level 1 safety vest with the reflective stripe, it’s easy to spot him or her on the CCTV, and it also helps the public know that this is a Park- ing Staff person. Another use of CCTV cam-


eras is to observe and count pedestrian traffic through vehi- cle traffic lanes. In an eight-hour shift, the managers and I were able to count the number of pedes- trians walking through a vehicle entrance lane for a seven-day period 14 hours a day. (Normally, this would have been the equivalent of 100 staff hours to stand at the lane and keep count as people walked by.) We realized that on a Monday-Friday basis, almost 5,500 pedestrians were using this traffic lane as a shortcut through the


As we walked through the facility, Mr. Kodak was snapping away – photo and sometimes video about various conditions in the garage.


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Propark Wins Hartford-Area Sustainability Award


The Green Parking Council (GPC) has announced that one of its platinum


launch partners, Connecticut-based Propark America, has been recognized by the MetroHartford Alliance and the Hartford Business Journal as a 2011 Business Champion for Excellence in Sustainability. “Propark America continues to help pioneer the movement toward environ-


mental sustainability within the parking sector,” said GPC Executive DirectorMarc Alt. “The Green Parking Council appreciates the fact that our launch partners put in place real, tangible initiatives that are positive steps forward for the industry.” Propark, one of the first parking companies to become a GPC platinum


launch partner, has multiple GPC demonstrator sites across the country, including Canopy Airport Parking in Denver, which is billed as one of the world’s greenest parking facilities. The company also installs Juice Bar electric vehicle charging sta- tions in select facilities, as well as recycling and tire inflation stations, and energy efficient lighting.


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facility. On rainy or snowy days, this number increased because people wanted to stay dry, or keep out of the snow/cold wind or off unshoveled sidewalks. This shortcut was all to avoid walking around the block and saving maybe a 1,000 feet as the pedes- trian traveled to their destina- tion and another 1,000 feet on their return trip. By redirecting this foot traf-


fic out of the vehicle lane, driv- ers could enter the parking garage from the street faster, easier and more safely. Also, the amount of trash in the garage generated by this foot traffic dropped by 40%. And best of all, the number of incidents of


customer claims of damage to parked vehicles and slip/fall inci- dents plummeted to almost zero.


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