NICK LESTER President of the European Parking Association (UK) European Parking Association

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