California Public Parking Association

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City of San Leandro
ParkSL
2018 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

The City of San Leandro (ParkSL) parking program is being recognized for the state-of-the-art and cost-effective approach to parking management. After adopting a Downtown Parking Management Plan in 2017, the City needed to implement a plan with new regulations, rates, technology improvements, permitting and payment systems.

City of West Hollywood
Automated Garage
2017 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

The City of West Hollywood had a 68-space surface parking lot not adequate to serve the visitors and staff. The solution; a stand-alone, above grade, automated vehicle storage and retrieval system (AVSRS), with a footprint 40% smaller than a conventional garage. The fully automated parking system accommodates 200 cars, utilizes computer controlled motorized lifts, conveyors and shuttles to transport passenger cars to and from the entrance to a parking space – all within 90 seconds.

Los Angeles Metro
Supportive Transit Parking Program
2017 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

The Program’s goal was to develop a program that ensured parking resources for transit patrons using a fee based model and innovative solution to control parking demand. Our main objective was to make sure no significant increase in commute time to the patron and increased availability of parking spaces.

SacPark® City of Sacramento
2016 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

In 2012, Sacramento City Council passed a motion directing the Parking Services Division directing staff to pursue parking modernization through technology, rate enhancements, expansion, and legislation. In 2013, the new owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball team announced their plan to build an arena in the heart of downtown. As a result an ambitious program to modernize its operations and with additional changes to the downtown parking environment; the City’s Parking Services Division succeeded in a unified program that allows the City to meet today’s diverse demands for parking throughout the City.

UCLA's "Great Flood of 2014"
2015 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

On July 29, 2014, just before rush hour, a 93-year old city of Los Angeles 30-inch steel water main ruptured on Sunset Blvd. just 200 yards away from UCLA‘s Westwood Plaza entrance. The water created a huge sinkhole in the pavement, shooting a geyser through the roadway and flooding parts of UCLA’s north campus. It was estimated that 20-million gallons of water had been lost. Damage to five buildings, (including famed Pauley Pavilion), several athletic fields, and two parking facilities. Miraculously, there were no injuries reported on campus or in the parking structures from the flooding.

LA Express Park
2014 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

LA Express Park™ fuses technology and demand-based pricing into an innovative parking management strategy. Created as one component of the Los Angeles Congestion Reduction Demonstration with $15 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation and $3.5 million in city funds, the program uses technology to help the city realize its goals of increasing the availability of limited parking spaces, reducing traffic congestion and air pollution, and encouraging use of alternative modes of transportation. LA Express Park™ launched on May 21, 2012.

SF Park, San Francisco (SFMTA)
2013 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

Circle less, live more... SFMTA established SFpark to use new technologies and policies to improve parking in San Francisco. Reducing traffic by helping drivers find parking benefits everyone. More parking availability makes streets less congested and safer. Meters that accept credit and debit cards reduce frustration and parking citations. With SFpark, we can all circle less and live more.

City of Santa Monica Parking Program
2011 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

The City uses current technology and real-time information to keep cars moving on major boulevards and limit the impact of regional traffic on local streets. This includes a comprehensive street wayfinding system, including signs directing motorists to off-street parking and displaying real time parking availability at many public parking facilities including parking meters. Parking rates reflect the value of parking and are set to ensure that spaces are available when needed.

UC Irvine (P&TS)
2010 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

UC Irvine (P&TS) provides parking and transportation for over 37,000 students, faculty, and visitors. Since 2005, UCI increased the Vehicle Ridership program from 1.52 to a 1.9, the highest for any employer of comparable in Southern California. This program reduces congestion and improves air quality on campus and neighboring communities.

Fresno State Green Parking Lot
2007 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

Fresno State constructed a Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Parking Structure completed in partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions that provides covered parking with a solar PV roof. The structure covers 722 parking spaces on 5.5 acres in Parking Lot V. This solar system is estimated to provide 20% of core campus power.

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Jois us in Monterey for the 2019 CPPA Conference!

Networking and maintaining strong relations with your peers and colleagues in the parking industry is key to knowledge, advancement, improvement and keeping current. Everybody is pinched to make their budgets work – the CPPA Conference is an investment that pays back dividends beyond the cost of registration and travel. As we all know, innovation is a key component to managing and maintaining any successful parking program, and the best way to do that is to stay current on the technology, trends and all our colleagues’ successes in the field.

This year, the conference learning objectives are:

Parking Operations and Technology
Connecting through Mobility
Career Development in the Industry

Click here to view the full schedule of events, dates, times, and speakers.

It’s about California parking in the 21st century – don’t get left behind! Register today!

https://www.cppaparking.org/conference/

President's Message - October 2019

Greetings Parking Professionals,

The Annual Conference and Tradeshow is just few weeks away and I am excited about the program that the Conference Committee have put together for you this year. This month’s newsletter will highlight the upcoming conference and hopefully encourage you (if you haven’t already done so) to register and come join your fellow Parking and Mobility Professionals in the beautiful Monterey.

Speaking of Monterey, here are some facts about our host city which you might not have known:

Monterey has a population of 28,640 people.
Monterey was the capital of Alta California under both Spain and Mexico from late 1700s till the mid-1800s.
It was founded in 1770 by Captain Gaspar de Portola accompanied by Franciscan Father Junipero Serra.
Monterey is home to many California’s first: California’s first theater, brick house, publicly funded school, public library, and printing press.
Monterey area has 71 wineries with 31 tasting rooms.
Monterey is well known for the abundance and diversity of its marine life. Monterey is home to one of the largest aquariums in USA.
The Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel, site of our conference, is 2.8 miles away from Monterey Bay Aquarium, 2.5 miles from the Cannery Row, 4.5 miles away from Carmel by the Sea, and 6.1 miles away from the beautiful “17 Mile Drive”.

It is that time of year again. Time to vote for your CPPA Board of Directors. If you haven’t already, you will receive information including the list of candidates. Please take this opportunity to vote.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you all in Monterey!

Mario Inga, CPPA President
City of Inglewood

September 2019 - President's Message

Greetings CPPA Members!

Summer is winding down and with school back in session, we are experiencing increased traffic on the road and back-to-normal parking volume in our facilities. Getting back into the busy Fall routine can be stressful so I have decided to use my President’s space for some lighthearted parking humor.

· What happens when frogs park illegally?
They get toad.

· I couldn’t figure out how to use my seatbelt.
Then it clicked.

· Do you know what the problem is with parking?
It isn’t going anywhere.

· Did you hear the one about a man who pulled into a parking lot at the hospital?
The parking attendant told him “I’m sorry sir but this lot is for badge holders only.”
The man looked him in the eye and said, “but I have a bad shoulder.”
Ba Dum Tss

In addition, to better prepare you for the demands of parking and mobility management, your CPPA Conference Committee has been hard at work putting together an Annual Conference and Tradeshow that you will find informative and useful. So, if you have not already registered for this year’s conference don’t wait, register today. Online registration is quick and easy.

September 2019 - Legislative Update

Dear CPPA Members:

AB 516 was held by the Senate Appropriations Committee on August 30th and will not be moving to the Senate floor for a vote. Thank you to all CPPA members who reached out to their legislators and helped in the process! We couldn’t have done this without you! CPPA’s Legislative Advocate in Sacramento will continue to be active as we can likely expect something similar to this bill to be reintroduced in January.

Stay tuned for our next legislative update which will contain a full recap of all the bills CPPA has engaged on during this legislative cycle. We still have a number of items making their way through the Assembly, Senate, and onto the Governor’s desk.

Sincerely,

Thomas W. Gaffery IV, MBA, CAPP
CPPA Legislative Committee Chair

July 2019 - Legislative Update

Dear CPPA Members:

The Legislature is currently in the process of working through bills that have made it from their house of origin to committees in the second house. To move forward, bills need to exit policy committees before the Legislature adjourns for summer recess on July 12^th. Once they return, legislators have four weeks to work through the fiscal committee process, the floor, and onto the Governor’s desk by September 13^th.

Of key interest is AB 516. This bill proposes to remove tow authority for various violations. CPPA’s legislative advocate is actively working with legislators and other industry groups on our vehement opposition of the bill.

Please stay tuned for an email in the coming weeks for a Q&A videoconference on key remaining legislation.

Sincerely,

Thomas W. Gaffery IV, MBA, CAPP
CPPA Legislative Committee Chair

Professional Agility

Let’s face it. The aging process isn’t for wimps. You know what I’m talking about – after a certain age, it seems like we discover new aches, pains, and physical limitations at every turn. Medical and fitness experts tell us that in order to remain physically agile, you’ve got to exercise and maintain core strength. Mind you, I’ll chose the aging process over the alternative of not having the opportunity to age any day, but it sometimes makes me wonder…how did I let this happen, and when did I start to lose my agility?

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