- April 28, 2021
- In the Media
Smart Loading Zones: A Practical Innovation in Curb Management
Dennis Burns, CAPP
Parking Specialist
Commercial vehicles, especially delivery trucks and vans, are competing for valuable curb space and can be a barrier to a community’s commerce, productivity, and safety. In an article for IPMI’s Parking & Mobility magazine, Kimley-Horn’s Dennis Burns, CAPP, explains how smart loading zones are emerging as potential solutions to effective curb lane management—while also creating additional revenue for parking programs impacted by COVID-19.
Smart loading zones are designated loading/unloading spaces that are managed by telecommunication and advanced monitoring systems. Various smart loading zone technologies have emerged and are being piloted across the world. The benefits of smart loading zones can extend beyond commercial delivery vehicles to parking programs, municipalities, users, and even the environment. Read the article to learn more about this modern approach to curb management.
About the Authors
Dennis Burns, CAPP
Dennis is a nationally recognized parking specialist with more than 35 years of parking consulting and management experience. He has led national research and analysis efforts in the areas of parking system organizational development, parking as an economic development strategy, parking system strategic planning, smart parking system development, parking and transportation program integration, and parking system branding/marketing. Dennis has authored dozens of industry articles and white papers and serves on the International Parking & Mobility Institute’s Board of Directors.