NSW Health Infrastructure engages ptc. on a state-wide agreement
ptc. was recently awarded by NSW Health Infrastructure (HI) with a traffic and parking consultancy contract as part of HI’s Sustainable Hospital Car Park Investment Program (SHCPIP): a state-wide model for procuring, funding and management of new hospital car parks. Over the last six years, we have provided services to numerous NSW hospitals (see […]
Hospital parking and its impact on the community
Recently in the UK, a midwife led a campaign against parking restrictions in the vicinity of the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH), resulting in the delay of the Reading Borough Council plan, as reported by BBC. The parking issue around RBH is not new, especially for the residents who have difficulties in finding parking spaces, not […]
Hospital Cycling Initiative Reduces Carbon Emissions
Forward thinking, planning and initiative paved the way for the Seattle Children’s Hospital to develop a comprehensive Transportation Plan. According to a well-known American blog – Streetsblog USA, The Seattle Children’s Hospital is leading the way in “Sustainable Healthcare Architecture”. Launched in 2008, “the new target was to reduce the share of commuters who arrive […]
British Parking Association publishes Hospital Parking Charter
Last weekend I was catching up on a backlog of industry publications and read an interesting article by Peter Guest in the June 2010 edition of Parking World which reminded me of a related article we recently posted in our blog. The subject of Peter’s article was Hospital Parking and the on-going discussions about whether […]
Parking permits priced on your car’s emissions
Since 2007, almost one third of London’s borough authorities (local councils) have introduced schemes that charge motorists up to three times more for a parking permit if they have a bigger-engined car. The CO2-based permits are just one of several means that the local councils are employing to manage car ownership, traffic, and reduce CO2 […]
Parking and customer service?
A guest post by PCI Managing Partner Cristina Lynn A large number of publications come through our door on a daily basis. Keeping up with everything is not always easy, but one article really struck a chord so I requested permission to reproduce it in our blog. Titled “Compassionate Service Integral to Superior Parking Experience” […]
NHS hospitals generating millions from parking charges
In the UK, there has been considerable public and bureaucratic movement of late to reduce the cost of car parking charges for hospital patients, in the face of growing debate about profiting from the health system customers. Consumer body ‘Which?’ recently conducted research via 126 freedom of information requests, rating hospital car parks according to […]