Practical guidance on QR payments, license plate recognition, gateless operations, and guest experience, from the team building OpenSpot.
A guest list on a clipboard and a stack of paper hangtags is not a visitor parking system. Here's how digital permits and visitor passes actually work for HOAs and apartment communities.
New York parks differently from every other city. Attendant operations, DCWP rate filing, digital claim checks, compliant signage, and the Manhattan Resident Parking Tax Exemption. Here is everything NYC operators need to know.
Starting a parking lot business doesn't require a booth, a gate, or a capital budget: just a lot, a sign, and a way to get paid. Here's how to start, and the real math on what a small lot can earn.
The price on a parking software contract is almost never the price you pay. Here is every line item legacy platforms don't quote you up front, and how OpenSpot compares.
Moving from tickets and kiosks to contactless parking is less of a construction project than operators expect. Here is the practical sequence, from rates to go-live.
Your guests already live in a tap-to-pay, no-download world everywhere else. Your parking is being judged against that standard, whether you meant it to be or not.
A QR code turns any guest's phone into a pay station, with nothing to download and nothing to dispense. Here is the whole flow, and why it is replacing kiosks and tickets.
There is no single price for a parking system, because the pricing models are fundamentally different. Here is how to compare them honestly, and what to watch for in each.
Gates control access with a physical barrier. Gateless systems control it with software. The difference shows up in your maintenance budget, your staffing, and your guests' first impression.
License plate recognition gets talked about like magic. It isn't. It's a camera, some software, and a few decisions that determine whether it works in the real world.
The barrier arm and the ticket spitter look like a one-time purchase. The real cost shows up every month, for years.