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NICK LESTERPresident of the European Parking Association (UK)
European Parking Association
Parking as a part of mobility management• Parking can often be overlooked– EC Urban mobility policypaper 2009
• Or, treated in a populist way– Rome– Scotland and Wales
Parking is an important tool
• Managing long term demand• Managing short term demand• Reducing congestion• Reducing pollution• Improving local economies
Tools available
• Parking standards• Parking regulations• Enforcement
Parking Standards
• Managing trip ends influences modal choice• The change from minimum to maximum
standards• Relating standards to public transport
accessibility• Long term impacts
Parking regulation on-street
• Specific safety and traffic measures• Managing kerbspace where demand exceeds
supply– Priority to short stay parking and deliveries in
town centres: managed by price– Priority to residents and visitors in residential
areas: managed by permit
Removing ‘searching’ traffic
• Up to 30% of town centre traffic is searching for a parking space
• Eliminating searching traffic reduces congestion and pollution and makes town centres more attractive
• The SF Park experience
Off-street parking
• Identifying main purpose: short stay or long stay
• Integrating targets and charges with on-street activity
Enforcement
• Regulation without enforcement has limited value
• Enforcement needs to be effective and fair
Parking is not trivial
• Effective parking policies can play a major role• Need to be considered as part of mobility
management• Can be self-funding (though should not be
targetted at revenue raising)
European Parking Association
• Umbrella organisation• Represents the parking industry in Europe• Founded in Wien in 1980
Objectives
• Mutual support and exchange of professional experience and information among members
• The EPA monitors and exerts influence on measures and resolutions of the European Commission and other relevant international bodies relating to parking and urban mobility.
Major activities
• Information sharing• EPA and ESPA awards• Working with EU and European institutions• Data collection• E-payments
Full membersBelgium Germany Finland Finland France
Great Britain Ireland Italy Croatia Greece
Netherlands Norway Austria Portugal Serbia
Switzerland Slovakia Spain Hungary Cyprus
Sweden
Luxembourg
Associate Members
• Equipment manufacturers• Parking operators• Suppliers
European Parking Association
www.europeanparking.eu