Finding the Balance in Parking

The 2019 North Texas Parking Management Symposium, Finding the Balance in Parking, was an opportunity for North Texas planning and development professionals to learn, discuss, and advance parking management knowledge.  North Texans are highly dependent on their cars for mobility, but with the rising cost of urban land and potential mobility disruptions, the status quo of unmanaged free parking creates major challenges to growth.  The question becomes: how do we plan and manage parking in a way that balances the needs and goals of a community while acknowledging economic forces that drive parking demand and the future of mobility?  

Presentations

• Welcome and Overview – Karla Weaver and Travis Liska, NCTCOG
• Keynote Address – Joe Minicozzi, Urban3
• Morning Expert Panel
  • Smart Parking Initiatives – Maria Irshad, City of Houston
  • West Palm Beach Transportation Solutions – Uyen Dang, City of West Palm Beach, FL
  • West Seventh Urban Village Overcoming the Challenges of Parking and Traffic – Peter Elliott, City of Fort Worth
• Lunch Expert Panel
  • Downtown Austin Parking Strategy and Implementation – Casey Burack, Downtown Austin Alliance
  • BOKA Powell Parking Strategies – Don Powell, BOKA Powell
  • Convert Parking to an Asset – Joe Minicozzi, Urban3
• Places and Parking: Plans and Strategies for Downtown, Town Centers, and Main Streets
  • City of Grapevine Dallas Road Transit District – Nicole Chinea, WGI
  • Places & Parking: Fatefully Purposeful – Michael Kovacs, City of Fate
  • Preston Center Parking Garage Study – Casey Wagner, Walker Parking
• Data-Driven Parking Management and Development Decisions
  • Parking Usage in Major U.S. Cities – David R. Cunningham, Granite Properties
  • Portland's Parking Management Manual – L. Dennis Burns, Kimley-Horn and William Reynolds, RBT Consultants
• A Structured Approach to Design Challenges and Demand for Structured Parking
  • BOKA Powell Parking Strategies – Don Powell, BOKA Powell
  • Parking Structure Types – Wes Grant, Ridgemont Commercial Construction and Chris Romani, East Texas Precast
• Municipal Codes and Programs: A Deeper Dive into Shaping Policy
  • Finding the Balance in Parking – David Nevarez, City of Dallas
  • West Seventh Urban Village Overcoming the Challenges of Parking and Traffic – Peter Elliott, City of Fort Worth
  • Smart Parking Initiatives – Maria Irshad, City of Houston
  • West Palm Beach Transportation Solutions – Uyen Dang, City of West Palm Beach, FL
• Parking Technology and Management Tools
  • Walter P.  Moore
  • SKIDATA, Inc.
  • Associated Time Instruments
  • FlashParking
  • Parking Guidance Systems
• Legal Challenges and Issues in Parking
  • Downtown Austin Parking Strategy and Implementation – Casey Burack, Downtown Austin Alliance
  • Finding the Balance in Parking: Economics, Community and Mobility – Harlene Kennedy, DART
  • Preston Center Garage – Casey Burgess, City of Dallas