CPMA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo

We Do More Than Parking Cars and Write Tickets

Wednesday, September 25, 10:45 AM, Room: Glenwaters

Overall, the presentation is to provide information to create an outline to inform leadership of everything we do to support organizational mission that can be used in conversations on: impact of potential staff or cost reductions, securing budgets, fund capital projects, etc. 

Learning Objectives

• Know Your Numbers and Metrics. Document historical data, initiatives and achievements.

• Know Your Value to Your Community. Tabulate “in kind” programs provided to your stakeholders, if needed in negotiations.

• "Save Lives". Train parking & mobility staff in life safety initiatives as they will (in many cases) be on-site before first responders arrive.

• Know Your Plan. Develop every 3 years a departmental strategic plan.

• Proactively educate the importance of enforcement to your community.

Larry Cohen (Lancaster Parking Authority)

Larry J. Cohen, CAPP, is a 45-year parking and mobility professional.  Cohen has served in many sectors of the profession, from owner, university, hospital, consultant and municipality. He is the writer of two parking cult classics, "The Quirky World of Parking" and "More Stories from The Quirky World of Parking", which is in development to become a TV comedy. He has been quoted in many major US publications.  He is an expert in suicide mitigation strategies from parking garages, leading him to consult with Fortune 500 companies.  He is also in his 14th year as the Executive Director of The Lancaster (PA) Parking Authority, a certified parking organization.

This conference offers up to 7 CAPP Points towards application and the maximum in Program Type 2 for recertification.