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Recommendations on Parking A sensitive “push” measure
Jörg Thiemann-LindenKrakow, 19th September 2014
Project team: Jantine Zwinkels, Pieter TanjaTom Rye, Zsuzsanna Olofsson,Jürgen Gies, Jörg Thiemann-Linden
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10 april 20142
Innovative Cases on Parking in GPS
Parking restriction in new urban development in Freiburg Vauban & Tübingen Loretto / French QuarterParking restrictions by planning / construction permit, for car free housing: Car owners mandatory to rent a place in a periphery car parking garage.
Workplace parking Levy (WPL) funding for transport improvement in Nottingham A mandatory charge (“tax”) on private off street parking places, used by employees, regular visitors, pupils/students. In order to reduce congestion and a major funding for transport measures (new tram lines) = for Nottingham a more attractive place for business.
Trip contingent model: monitoring of traffic generation from parking instead of general parking standards in urban development“Fahrtenmodell” in Zürich CHSaving relevent investment cost, due to very low parking standards for new development (e.g. “Sihlcity” shopping centre, also university buildings and hospitals). Condition is regular monitoring of the generated car volumes – otherwise mobility measures mandatory to get under the contracted limit.
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Recommedations on parking measure
Parking volumes are a relevant factor for traffic-related problems
Multiple arguments, for example
- congestion and air quality
- public space occupancy for other purposes moving the local economy
- traffic safety (visibility obstacle)
Communicate the expected benefits first
show future beauty of public space e.g. after an architects’ competition – then
name the “loss” of parkings;
show the improvements in accessability / attractiveness from funding
mechanism based on parking fees
Be aware that parking infrastructure is a costly matter, employers and
developers tend to avoid costs
e.g. in Nottingham Workplace Parking Levy, in the Zürich investments;
Parking garage owners have an own interest in parking management and
enforcement around the garage in order to protect their investment
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Recommedations on parking measure
Political will is necessary to deal with general skeptics / resistance - against
every also tiny measure to reduce the number of parkings, but in the shop-keepers
with a new generation discussion becomes more rational.
Recognize the interest of car-independent urban living in parts of the society,
e.g. car-free housing environment in Freiburg-Vauban was urged by the community
of house-builders first.
Start to influence legal obstacles from the national level
collaborate as a city with other cities / lobby groups, e.g. on very low parking fines,
uniform parking fee limits nonregard the specific situation in cities, not adequate
parking standards in urban development
A referendum on parking policy??
Controversial results in Zürich (very strict also private parkings regulations
supported by the city’s voters) and Berlin (district population voting against own
priviledge – due to poor trust in regulation / administration in general?
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Encouraged from Stepping Stones: new projects
Regulation (PUSH) + Mobility Management (PULL) = Funding mechanism from parking fees to MM spending IEE Project in the cities of Krakow, Örebro, Gent and others, Research by Lund University, Erasmus University Rotterdam University (RHV BV), FGM-AMOR, Difu and the European Parking Association EPA
See more at www.push-pull-parking.eu e.g. parking management good practice catalogue (by end of 2014)
Mobility Management (pedelec-testing by commuters) + Infrastructure (safe parking at commuter railway stations)
= Electric bicycles a substitute for car-based commuters from suburbs (in Brandenburg state), for reducing car parking demand in Berlin. Regional project of Berlin Senate (SenStadtUm) with Difu, team red and many local companies, sponsored by bicycle manufacturers
See more at www.nrvp.de/pedelec