Season 2 Kickoff: Reflections, Predictions, and Why It Was Never Just About Parking

Season Two begins with a look back at the conversations that reshaped how we think about the curb — and a clear view of what comes next.

What started as a parking podcast quickly became something broader. Because the curb is where safety, mobility, access, technology, and public experience all meet — and where frontline teams do some of the most visible and complex work in our cities.

In this episode, Jade Neville and Matt Darst pull out the defining lessons from Season One and the ideas that will carry into Season Two.

Safety emerged as the through line. Not as a policy or a feature, but as the foundation for performance — shaping everything from deployment and training to technology, design, and public trust.

The conversation also challenged one of the industry’s most persistent myths: parking isn’t about ticketing. It’s about compliance, access, and outcomes for the people who use — and operate — the system every day.

Along the way, the episode touches on:

• data as a proactive safety tool
• the role of the built environment in harm reduction
• technology that balances capability with governance and privacy
• stakeholder engagement as a human process, not a checkbox
• what the U.S. and U.K. can learn from each other

The result is less a recap and more a reset — a shared starting point for the next phase of the show.

Season Two will focus on real programs, operational voices, measurable impact, and the practical decisions that move the industry forward.

Because the biggest takeaway from Season One was simple: the fastest route to better performance is better care.

Credits

Hosted and Produced by Jade Neville and Matt Darst.
 Producer: Chris O’Keeffe
 Editor: Patrick Emile
 Associate Producer: Cyndi Raskin
 Executive Producer: Julie Gates

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