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Curbside trends and tips from industry experts

The latest industry news, interviews, technologies, and resources.

Understanding Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs)

Learn how Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) manage road safety, traffic flow, and parking in the UK, including their types, benefits, and real-life applications.

August 19, 2024

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Insights

CurbIQ as Systems Integrator for Arlington County Parking

CurbIQ teamed up with eleven-x and ParkHub to deploy a three-year sensor-based curb management system in Arlington County's commercial areas.

Jacob Malleau

June 23, 2023

Insights

Analyzing Seasonal Demand

CurbIQ helps cities plan parking programs better, ensuring they can accommodate locals and tourists during peak seasons.

Joven Chew

June 8, 2023

Product

Integrating Real-time Availability with Parking Payments

CurbIQ integrates parking search and payment in one tool with HotSpot, informing drivers where parking is available and streamlining payments.

Stefanny Perez

April 12, 2023

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Automating Curb Data Processing

Whether cities have too much or too little data, creating a digital curb inventory improves curbside management and urban development.

Joven Chew

January 10, 2023

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A Digital Approach to Parking

A digital-first parking approach with CurbIQ and HotSpot offers an environmentally sustainable, adaptable, and economical program.

Rachel Nason

October 3, 2022

Product

CurbIQ on Campus

Campuses benefit from CurbIQ’s tools, helping planners, visitors, and researchers innovate and manage campus curb spaces efficiently.

Jacob Malleau

July 12, 2022

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Using Curb Space Inventory Data to Implement Pilot Projects

In 2021, SCAG began a region-wide curb space management study to implement best practices and on-street pilot projects across Southern California.

Peter Richards

July 7, 2022

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Flexible Curb Management: Optimizing the Public Curbside

Flexible curb management optimizes high-demand curb space, allowing cities to tailor curb use to specific locations and times.

Yuval Fogelson

June 6, 2022

Product

Public-Facing Curb Viewer: A Solution for Tourist Parking Demand

CurbIQ’s public-facing tool helps you plan ahead and find parking faster during peak-demand seasons.

Gonzalo Martínez Santos

May 25, 2022

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Manage On-Street Parking to Optimize Off-Street Turnover

Unmanaged on-street parking undermines off-street solutions. A curb management system creates, manages, and visualizes parking regulations.

Yashasri Jakkula

May 18, 2022

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Future-Proofing Through Curb Inventory Digitization

Future-proof curbs adapt quickly to changes, supported by digitized inventories that enhance flexibility and curbside management.

Yuval Fogelson

April 29, 2022

Product

How CurbIQ Enables Complete Street Transformations

Toronto’s ActiveTO project utilized CurbIQ to analyze curbside regulations along midtown corridors, marking a crucial milestone in urban planning.

Gonzalo Martínez Santos

April 14, 2022

Product

What If… Cities Could Foresee the Future Curbside

CurbIQ helps cities predict different curbside scenarios, enabling data-driven decisions and answering crucial "what-if" questions.

Joven Chew

March 30, 2022

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Using Data Standards for Curb Management

CurbIQ prioritizes using data standards that benefit end users, tracking trends, and engaging in the development of new standards.

Jacob Malleau

March 28, 2022

Product

How Open Source GIS Tools Help Curb Converter Processes

With scarce as-built curbside GIS data, CurbIQ uses open-source GIS tools to create accurate curb inventories and improve curb management.

Prem Thogiti

February 8, 2022

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The (Not So) Secret Formula for Citywide Digital Curbs

In 2016, LADOT launched Code the Curb, an initiative to digitize LA County's curb regulations, requiring extensive on-ground surveys.

Jake Belman

January 18, 2022

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Gaining Insights from Analyzing Curbside Supply

Curbside data analysis helps cities understand curb potential, optimizing space, revenue, and public communication.

Joven Chew

November 9, 2021

Insights

Park(ing) Day Could Be Every Day

Los Angeles County spans over 4,000 square miles, larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined, and is home to over ten million people.

Yuval Fogelson

September 16, 2021

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Hidden Gems: Finding Value in Open Data

Cities might already have the curbside data they need but don't realize it. Discover how to maximize existing information for better curb management.

Jacob Malleau

July 30, 2021

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How Open Data Can Make Curb Lanes a Public Good

Google and TriMet's 2005 creation of the first open-source transit dataset paved the way for global GTFS feed releases by transit agencies.

Jake Belman

July 16, 2021

Insights

How CurbIQ helped IBI Group with CaféTO

COVID-19 devastated the restaurant industry, forcing businesses to adapt and innovate to survive under challenging conditions.

Peter Richards

June 10, 2021

Product

GIS vs. CurbIQ: What Are the Differences?

After digitizing curbside regulations, cities can explore next steps to maximize the benefits of their digital curb inventories.

Adam Wenneman

May 27, 2021

Insights

How Digital Traffic Signs Can Help Cities Manage the Curb

Cities still use outdated, inefficient methods to regulate and communicate curbside information despite growing curb space demand.

Arnab Rahman

April 16, 2021

Insights

COVID-19 Has Reshaped the Curb. Will the Changes Stick?

The global COVID-19 surge a year ago led to shutdowns and created a new shared reality for communities worldwide.

Jake Belman

March 29, 2021

Product

How to Use Curb Manager as a Pandemic Response Tool

Curb Manager helps municipal staff update, create, review, and publish curbside regulations efficiently. It's now also a vital tool for pandemic response.

Jacob Malleau

March 11, 2021

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