How to Uncover a “Staged” Automated Parking System Demonstration

I think we all know that it is possible to “stage” the demonstration of new parking technology so the system appears to be fully functional, when in fact it is still very far from that reality. To ensure you are making an educated evaluation, follow these suggestions to fully test a new system:

Boston’s first parking-free condo development given the green light

The Boston Redevelopment Authority voted to change previously approved plans, eliminating a 315-space robotic parking garage. Developer Related Beal had asserted parking and transportation demand could be met by surrounding garages and transit services.

Bond Financing Approved For WeHo Mid-City Robo-Garage

West Hollywood’s City Council unanimously approved sale of $20.5 million in bonds August 20th  to finance the robotic parking garage to be built behind the City Hall building at 8300 Santa Monica Blvd. at Sweetzer.

More Common Overseas, Automated Parking Garages are Popping Up in the US

There’s a new perk in high-end apartment buildings—fully robotic parking lots. No more careless valet dinging the Rolls at 1706 Rittenhouse, Philadelphia. Tenants pull their car onto a lift and the system takes it from there. When a tenant wants to leave, they swipe a special fob, and the system locates and retrieves their car. […]

Robotic Parking coming to American Cities- smaller footprint will help CRE Development

Robotic parking can reduce the footprint of a parking garage, cut pollution and traffic congestion, and make room for more commercial real estate (CRE) development, according to industry experts. “There is an explosion of innovation and creativity that has entered the parking industry in the last 10 or 15 years, robotic parking being one of […]

Rise of the Machines: Robotic Garage will North America’s largest

It’s not the set of the latest Terminator movie, but the automated garage slated for Willoughby Square Park in Downtown Brooklyn represents the future of parking. Perry Finkelman, CEO of Automation, talks of designing machines, manipulating machines—even machines that send text messages. It’s not Rise of the Machines he speaks of … not exactly. But the technology that […]

Oman’s first automated basement car parking area

An office building in Al Ghubra is the first of its kind in Oman to install an automated car parking basement, with 66 car parking spaces made possible in a 600 square metre-area without any ramps for driving in or out.

Why America Needs More Robotic Parking

More primitive elevator-style parking has been around since the mid–20th century, but advanced automatic garages are more like three-dimensional chessboards: hydraulic pallets and computerized shelving park up to 250 cars per hour, with 32 cars in motion at any time. As cities become denser, the cost of high-density parking begins to pencil out for developers […]

CRDA approves land use which includes a robotic parking garage

The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved land use application Tuesday for the construction of a high rise condominium near Revel. Lazocean Development will build 124 units, with boardwalk retail, indoor and outdoor swimming and state of the art robotic parking, among many other features between Metropolitan and Rhode Island Avenues. Officials say the construction in […]

Parking Garages become Architectural Stars

South Beach in Miami Beach offers a beautiful coastline and Art Deco skyline, but it’s becoming known for its cutting-edge design of … garages.  Among the architectural stars are ADD Inc’s Miami projects in South Florida which include the Shelborne South Beach; Miami’s first high intelligence robotic parking garage at 1826 Collins Avenue featuring Boomerang […]