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January 12, 2021

Industry News DOT Proposes New Rule to Improve Access to Vehicles for People with Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released for public comment a proposed rule to improve access to motor vehicles, including rental cars, for people with disabilities. The rule proposes changes to NHTSA’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to facilitate the use of adaptive equipment in rental cars and simplify transport of wheelchairs and scooters. Public comments are due January 27, 2021. For further information, visit DOT’s website.

Court to Decide if Car-sharing is Car-renting Turo, which lets people offer their private cars for public sharing, started operating at Logan Airport in Boston, leading to a legal fight over whether car-sharing is effectively car renting. It’ll affect how car-sharing operations operate at airports and potentially, if they can operate there at all. The case was heard Friday and a decision is expected in coming weeks or months. Read it here.

SPONSORED CONTENT The Future is Now with Digital Curb Operations The 2020 Digital Curb Challenge brought together Aspen, Nashville, Omaha and West Palm Beach to launch the first-ever Smart Zones, providing professional drivers with advance curb intelligence they use to navigate directly to available space, reducing illegal parking and circling. Up to 3 cities or institutions can apply to take Smart Zones to the next level in 2021 through a revenue-generating Smart Zone pilot program. Learn more and apply by February 15!

IPMI and Veterans in Parking Announce Strategic Partnership IPMI and Veterans in Parking (ViP) are joining forces to get esteemed military veterans back to work by helping our members and allies in parking, mobility, and transportation post available positions and find qualified professionals to fill them. Learn more here.

Visit the Career Center for New Opportunities

Submitting postings is your IPMI member benefit. View all job listings here. T2 Regional Sales Manager University of Pennsylvania, Senior Associate Director, Penn Transit City of Sacramento Department of Public Works Program Specialist Harvard University, Director of Parking & Commuter Choice

Member News: See Your Story Here Next Month!

Submitting member news is an IPMI member benefit. News is shared on the home page, and included here.  Leading Curb Management Company, Coord, Launches Second Annual Digital Curb Challenge   City of Grand Rapids Retains AMG Payment Solutions for Credit Card Processing ParkMobile and TIBA Parking Systems Partner To Provide Contactless Parking Payments in Gated Garages Brian Cannon Joins Propark Mobility as Senior Vice President Conduent Seamless® Transportation System Now Allows Passengers in France’s Tours Métropole Urban Area to Use Their Smartphone for Contactless Payments Honkmobile Releases A Look Back on 2020: A Year That Changed Everything Victoria Park Council teams up with award-winning virtual permit provider to improve parking options for local residents FAAC acquires TIBA Parking Systems and becomes the leader in the North American market for parking management systems Bagualing Industrial Park, Shenzhen Upgraded to JIESHUN Cloud Hosting Populus Invites Municipal Participation in Curb and Parking Management Strategies Survey

Industry RFPs

Don't forget – Members submit RFPs and RFQs for publication for free on the IPMI website. They are featured in this newsletter and on IPMI social channels! Click here to submit.

Your Calendar: Members Receive Free Frontline Training throughout 2021

January 13: IPMI Webinar: Curbing COVID-19 at the Curb, Presented by Matt Darst, Conduent Transportation  January 21: APO Chat: Getting Started with APO January 26, 28; February 2, 4: Online Instructor Led Course: Parksmart Advisor January 27: CAPP Chat January 31: IPMI Webinar Bundle Discount Expires February 2: Frontline Shoptalk: Defining Our Current Challenges and Successes, Moderated by Cindy Campbell February 10: IPMI Webinar: Frictionless Parking: Smoothing Out the Edges for a Seamless Mobility Experience Presented by the IPMI Technology Committee February 11: Online Instructor Led Course: Understanding Racism February 24-25: IPMI Mobility & Innovation Summit March 9, 11: Online Instructor Led Course: Analysis and Application of Technology March 17: IPMI Webinar: Using Social Listening to Improve Your Customer Service. Presented by Melonie Curry, ParkHouston April 12 and 13: Online Instructor Led Course: Essential Skills for Industry Leaders There's so much more on the calendar–check out all the events here.

JOIN IPMI The International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) is the world's largest and leading association of parking, mobility, and transportation professionals. CONTACT US 1 (866) IPMI-Now info@parking-mobility.org parking-mobility.org

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