Happy Anniversary to Ahuja Medical Center!

Allpro Parking For Healthcare (APH) began operations Ahuja Medical Center on January 31, 2011; our first official location under the APH division. On our first day, Allpro parked four cars and broke the record the next day with nine! Since then, Allpro has parked 21,000 cars.

Here’s to our team at Ahuja and to many more parked cars!

Business First Feature

In our latest Press Release we announced our new contract in Columbus, The Business First Columbus, had the same idea. Click here to read full story

Brief History Lesson of Parking

A recent Ithaca customer asked about the first-ever parking garage and it got us thinking. Allpro Parking, now 11 years old, is just a baby in the grand picture of parking. Here are some fun parking facts for your reading pleasure:

The National Building Museum’s “House of Cars” Exhibit states the first garage was built in 1907 in Washington, DC. The Dupont Garage, on the north side of the 2000 block of M Street NW in Washington, D.C., served area residents and was known as the “neighborhood garage.” Its detailed stone and brick façade blended well with the cityscape. (1)

According to NPR.org, there were 23 million cars on American roads by 1929, which began the quest for parking solutions. To date, there are an estimated 735 million cars. (2)

In some cities, garages specified floors as “women-only” stemmed from the perception that woman wouldn’t feel safe unless in an underground garage (ex. for example The St. Paul Garage in Baltimore in 1930). (3)

Allpro Fun Fact: Allpro Parking’s first garage facility was in August 2000 at Lot #004 Key Center located at 50 Fountain Plaza Buffalo NY 14202.

“Cars. We imagine them always in motion, but they spend most of their time at rest.” – Sarah A. Leavitt, Ph.D.

(1) http://www.nationalbuildingmuseum.net/pdf/press/House%20of%20Cars_Press%20Kit.pdf
(2) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120545290
(3) http://www.nbm.org/about-us/national-building-museum-online/inside-the-lines.html

New Parking Operations at Ralph Wilson Stadium

Last Saturday marked the Buffalo Bills first preseason home game of the 2011 season – as well as the new parking operations at the stadium.

“One car, one space” was introduced at Lots 2 and 3 to avoid conflict between pedestrians and vehicles and improve traffic flow.

“Once we fill a row, that’s it. Tailgaters then have the freedom to move around without having to worry about vehicles coming back down that aisle,” said Rick Serra, CEO of Allpro Parking. “Also, late comers will be able to park with ease without having to interrupt any ongoing tailgating.”

Ralph Wilson Stadium is not the first large entertainment venue to implement this style of parking operation; Gillette Stadium in New England, McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Darien Lake Theme Park, among many others.

Allpro Parking, LLC has managed the Parking facilities at Ralph Wilson Stadium for the Buffalo Bills for the past seven (7) seasons. We look forward to the continued cooperation of Buffalo Bills fans and for a successful 2011 season!

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Football season is in full-effect which means good news for football and good news for Allpro! Allpro Parking operates the parking facilities for the Buffalo Bills games at Ralph Wilson Stadium as well as the training camp at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Cincinnati Bengals fans can park at Allpro’s Dumbo Lot at the corner of Broadway and Pete Rose Way.

Take a look at some of our Buffalo Employee Football Training Photos from the 2011 season!

The Importance of Parking PROfessionals

In a recent video by International Parking Institute the idea of “to build a better tomorrow, we need to give parking professionals a seat at the table today” is brought to our attention.

What really goes into a pleasurable parking experience? Often times the importance of parking professionals is overlooked, which can affect the overall impression of a company.

At Allpro Parking, it is more than just parking cars. Of course, the value of customer service is important, but the brainpower required to manage and operate a facility successfully is where it all begins.

Parking professionals are vital in specifying effective consulting and site planning as well as parking facility management. At Allpro Parking, our professionals provide you with important information, such as:

• Parking assessment, space allocation and planning
• Budgeting, operational expenditure planning
• Fee structure
• Design of parking services
• Daily oversight and management
• Fully staffed operations
• Recommendations regarding aesthetic improvements, operational and technology upgrades
• Detailed revenue and car count reports

Take a look at the video below to see more about why “Parking Matters”

The Lighter Side of Parking

Being in the parking industry, you can sometimes be scrutinized. The act of parking can be stressful and a nuisance for certain parkers. If it wasn’t already known, our goal at Allpro Parking is to provide hassle-free parking and quality customer services to all patrons. All the services offered by Allpro Parking were designed in mind to make the overall parking experience a simple one and even enjoyable at times.

In order to show our customers how fun and easy parking can be, we wanted to show you the lighter side of parking.

Take a look at the photos here and then you’ll see why it’s wise to park with Allpro.

Happy Parking!

Congratulations to EduKids

Allpro Parking is very proud to be finalist for the Buffalo Niagara Business Ethics Award for the large business category.

The other companies in our category are The Hamister Group and the recipient of this year’s Crystal Award, EduKids.

Our congratulations to Nancy Ware, CEO and her staff for the great work they do in our community. The Allpro Parking Team is very proud to being nominated for this very prestigious award and extremely honored to have been one of the finalists.

Congratulations to Rodney Irby – President’s Award Recipient

Rodney Irby, lot attendant at location #003, Lafayette Court, received the President’s Award on April 12, 2011. This Award is in recognition of outstanding customer service and performance. It is a very prestigious Award, as the President/CEO chooses the recipient after he reviews the Compliment Log, combined with the choices from his own observations.

On numerous occasions, Allpro has received kind words from customers regarding Rodney’s work ethic.

“I appreciates his kindness – makes [my] day (every day) by being friendly, nice, and wishing [me] a good day. Also, I appreciate that he has parked [my] car many days when the lot was full . . . he’s a real life saver!”

Thanks Rodney – keep up the outstanding work!

All Cars Are Created Equal

In a recent Y! Answers, someone posed the question, “Is valet parking only for those with shiny, flashy cars?” (Click here to read responses)

Luckily, those who responded feel the same way as Allpro Parking does – all cars are created equal. Our job at Allpro is providing quality, hassle-free valet parking and other parking services to all patrons – no matter what.

We pride ourselves on our customer service and are very humbled at the kind responses we’ve received, such as the following.

“William, Mike…were the best, the greatest, helpful, nice, kind, you have a great staff.” – Brittney Cole

“Being a regular user, I find this the best service. These young men perform all of the services…[excellent] is not enough to credit them with.” – Jerome Mielcarek

Thank you to all of those who use Allpro Parking services and we look forward to continuing providing you with all your parking needs.