Webinars – Walker Consultants

Webinar: Optimize Your Parking Assets to Boost Revenue

Walker Consultants — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:04:47 +0000

Public parking systems—perhaps more than any other asset—have a very real impact on the life of citizens and the success, or failure, of a business district. When operated and executed properly, parking can often be self-funded and contribute revenues to general funds, rather than being a financial strain. Walker can help you maintain a healthy, vibrant, and revenue-positive parking program by understanding the cost of parking. Jonathan Wicks, CAPP, CPP, and Will Rhodin presented Optimize Your Parking Assets to Boost Revenue, covering how to run an effective parking system in your community that considers revenue and customer service. This webinar will help you to:

Define how parking should be priced and operated by asset type.
Identify areas for improvement within your parking system.
Recognize opportunities for revenue growth and expense reduction.
Review the performance of your parking system to best practice benchmarks.
Minimize line-item expense issues to maximize revenue gains.

This webinar helps public officials understand the cost of parking and how optimizing revenues can cover debt service, repairs/maintenance, operating costs, and line-item expenses, whether you have structured parking at the beginning or end of its life cycle, street parking, or another parking asset. This information is critical in optimizing parking revenues for the benefit of your community. Learn how to run an effective parking system that considers operator procurement and elements of contract negotiation which may not be inherently clear in public parking operations. You can access the presentation to earn Continuing Education Credits through Lorman Education Services or contact our subject matter experts for additional information.

Webinar: Positive Thinking on EVs

Walker Consultants — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 21:03:52 +0000

Join Mary Smith and Carl Schneeman, PE of Walker Consultants for an overview of planning for EV charging. The discussion is tailored to airports and will cover considerations that will allow you make the wisest investments.

Topics include:

Who are the users and how do their needs affect EV charging?
How will EV charging be operated, paid for, and managed?
Will the EV charging capability need to grow, by how much, and when?
What type/level charging should be provided?
How many chargers should be provided today; 5 years; or 10 years?
What power and infrastructure are required?
Where should the EV stalls be located? Close to the electrical room? Closest to the destination?
How does accessibility affect EV charging? How much will this cost? What fees do we have to charge to recover the costs?

Webinar: What’s New and Exciting in Parking Technology?

Walker Consultants — Thu, 05 May 2022 13:46:55 +0000

Join Walker’s Pacific Northwest Technology lead Peter Filice, Sr. Consultant, for a fast-paced update of “what’s new” in the world of parking technology and how it can benefit your parking operations. “With strong, fast innovation in all areas of parking technology, there are more opportunities than ever to make your operation more efficient for you and your customers. This innovation makes it ever more critical to take an organized, well-informed approach towards selecting the best technologies for your project and avoiding common pitfalls. Walker is an extremely knowledgeable, experienced, and vendor-neutral partner to assist you in this process,” says Peter. This session includes updates on key industry and technology trends including PARCS, APGS, digital signage, LPR, and cloud-based solutions. Watch below or on YouTube.

Webinar: Are Your Parking and Transportation Policies Affecting Housing Affordability?

Walker Consultants — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:11:34 +0000

Housing affordability and availability are of critical importance everywhere—and especially in the Pacific Northwest. Is your community inadvertently undermining the sustainability of your housing market with outdated parking and transportation policies? That’s a scary question. In this webinar, Mallory Baker, Walker’s Pacific Northwest Planning, Operations, and Technology lead, and Toole Design Group’s Quinn Kelly offer answers and tangible action steps to help communities leverage parking requirements, transportation policy, and street infrastructure to promote affordable, long-term housing creation.

“Our Pacific Northwest communities are grappling with the challenges of rapid growth and an imminent need for affordable, sustainable housing stock. We’re proud to offer clear solutions that cities, towns, and public agencies more generally can immediately put into practice when it comes to building parking and transportation policies that support this existential goal,” – Mallory Baker

Video not appearing? Watch it here on Youtube. Ready to implement these changes in your community? Contact us today.

Webinar: The Economic Importance of Managed Parking

Walker Consultants — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:13:50 +0000

The Economic Importance of Managed Parking

Join Andrew Vidor and Mallory Baker of Walker Consultants’ Denver office for a webinar about the economic importance of a well-managed parking and mobility system in your community, sponsored by the Colorado Municipal League.

A well-managed parking system can boost your downtown’s activity, attractiveness, and help build a story of success for your local businesses. It’s an important step to success for your local businesses and downtown.

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Cities are Reimagining the Future of Parking and Curb Management

Walker Consultants — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:27:31 +0000

Walker’s National Lead for Curb Management and New Mobility, Chrissy Mancini Nichols hosted “Curb Management: New Strategies, Technologies, & Data Standards for the Future of Mobility” alongside others on January 21, 2022, as part of Populus’s Transportation Webinar Series. Chrissy joined City of Oakland’s New Mobility Supervisor, Kerby Olsen, Populus’s Director of Curb and Mobility Management, John Fagan, and Populus CEO & Co-Founder, Regina Clewlow to discuss the latest curb strategies, technologies, and data standards that cities are leveraging to more dynamically manage their curbspace. View the webinar on Populus.ai here.

Demystifying Denver’s New TDM Ordinance

Walker Consultants — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:47:05 +0000

The City of Denver has adopted a new Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance—and it’s going to affect your projects.

Join Mallory Baker, entitlements lead for Walker Consultants’ Mountain West region, in a free webinar where she will demystify the new policy, share the essential ingredients for creating a TDM plan that meets the City requirements and your needs, and discuss why TDM matters to your bottom line.

The Economic Importance of Managed Parking

Walker Consultants — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:57:16 +0000

Access and mobility are key to your downtown’s success—and that means more than just providing parking spaces.

Join Mallory Baker and Andrew Vidor of Walker Consultants’ Denver office for a discussion about the economic importance of a well-managed parking and mobility system in your community. Proper management can boost your downtown’s activity and attractiveness. It’s also the first step to success for your local businesses.

Watch to learn why effective parking and mobility management are critical for economic development and vitality. We’ll share some of the successful strategies being used in other communities, and ways to incorporate them into your economic development efforts.

Watch above or on YouTube.

How to Avoid Major Repairs to Your Precast Double Tee Parking Structure

Walker Consultants — Tue, 25 May 2021 20:56:14 +0000

Jared Wright, PE, PhD; Dan Johns, PE; and Matt Hunt, PE review causes of structural deterioration in precast double tee parking structures, as well as tried-and-true repairs for these issues.

They also explain the importance of early intervention and lifetime maintenance plans. A 40-year maintenance plan can save $2 for every $1 spent by preventing the need for major repairs.

If you have any questions about your structure, please contact Jared, Dan, or Matt.

How To Deal With Inhabited Vehicles

Walker Consultants — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:05:55 +0000

Christina Jones, CAPP, MBA of Walker’s Denver office has conducted extensive research about inhabited vehicles and their relationship to public parking systems.

You may download a 7-page white paper that Christina has prepared on the topic, and review a webinar she presented for the Southwest Parking and Transportation Association.

The nomadic lifestyle represented by inhabited vehicles has grown exponentially over the last decade—by some estimates, over 300% in the last 3 years. These vehicle inhabitants by choice are adding to the existing population of those inhabiting vehicles due to housing challenges, also growing in number as living costs rise during the economic downturn. Inhabited vehicles parked on-street reduce turnover of parking supply, create environmental issues, and contribute to congestion and unsafe travel conditions. This webinar presents regulations and programming in use throughout the Mountain Region and West Cost intended to mitigate the impacts of these vehicles on the parking system, including a discussion of several successful partnerships and their challenges and outcomes.

Webinar learning objectives include:

Identify the typical impacts common types of vehicle inhabitants have on on-street parking.
Explore examples of current regulations and programming in use.
Learn about steps to effectively address the challenges related to parking inhabited vehicles on-street.