Parking
Good parking management has shown to be a game changer in cities, playing a pivotal role in the revitalisation of urban areas. Effective parking policies lead to a more efficient use of private cars by reducing car travel and favouring the integration of with more sustainable transport modes. Furthermore, they improve access for freight travel and generate revenues for local authorities. At the same time, bad parking management can achieve the opposite, resulting in a cluttered urban space with reduced access for sustainable modes and reduced safety.
The world of parking is changing drastically, through planning and technology, and has to relate to shared and autonomous transport. Exciting times!
POLIS-EPA Partnership
POLIS cooperates on parking issues with the European Parking Association (EPA) to create a better understanding among the different actors in parking activities. The EPA is an umbrella organisation of 19 European national parking organisations. The EPA has established a European standard for parking facilities which is available here. POLIS and EPA regularly exchange information and expertise about making parking in cities better. They organise joint workshops and events on parking and release joint policy documents. The latest POLIS-EPA policy papers on parking can be found in the resources section.
POLIS Working Group on Parking
POLIS members largely benefit from POLIS extensive experience and partnerships on parking issues. The main platform to exchange best practices in parking management is the Working Group on Parking, which convenes twice per year.
POLIS projects
POLIS is involved in Park4SUMP, the Horizon 2020 project that aims to reverse this status by considering parking management as part of a wider strategy that can benefit urban mobility but also the overall quality of life of our cities
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Save the date for ‘Light vehicles – heavy impacts?’, a joint POLIS WG meeting with ACEM and LENS
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Member in the Spotlight: Vic
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The insights from the ShareDiMobiHub Academy are now available!
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EP and Council reach a deal on EU Disability and Parking cards
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POLIS and the EPA sign Memorandum of Understanding for innovative parking policies
![A missed opportunity: MEPs and Transport Ministers Fail to Address Parking Regulation Compliance](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fwrtlajtee0.jpg)
A missed opportunity: MEPs and Transport Ministers Fail to Address Parking Regulation Compliance
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EU will boost free movement for persons with disabilities
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POLIS publishes second volume of magazine Cities in motion!
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POLIS publishes new report on dynamic curbside management
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POLIS unveils its brand-new magazine ‘Cities in motion’!
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An autumn of action! POLIS’ Working Group meetings
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Kadikoy Municipality joins POLIS
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Park4SUMP releases new SUMP topic guide on parking
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New ‘Park4SUMP Final Brochure’ summarises the achievements of the project
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Access Working Group explores car reduction, from research to action!
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New guide to European and international ITS standards has been launched
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FlexCurb engages the urban logistic sector in Leuven
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Registration for the Annual POLIS Conference 2022 is now open!
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Participate in the new Electric Vehicles survey by EPA and EUR
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Registrations for Urban Mobility Days 2022 are now open
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Save the date for the Urban Mobility Days 2022!
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The International Organization for Standardization formally adopts global parking data specification
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3rd POLIS-EPA webinar: Parking goes digital!
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SAVE THE DATE for the Annual POLIS Conference 2022
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POLIS’ Working Groups: what is on the agenda?
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FlexCURB project to enhance last-mile operations in four European cities
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Second POLIS-EPA webinar: Off-street parking management
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Lisbon, Barcelona, Milan and other cities discuss the future of urban parking
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POLIS and EPA launch a new webinar series
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Paris is radically changing parking management
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Electrifying the Curb: POLIS discusses the future of EV charging
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Call for Interest: Curbside Management Services Providers
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Procurement of parking space monitoring solution for freight in Lisbon
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Flexible access & space management working session – presentations & recordings
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Large-scale survey on curb side management for passenger and freight
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Join us at Autonomy’s Get Our Cities Moving programme
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Mobilising Mobility Webinar Series: October
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Parking alliance launches new data standards
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Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: Parking matters — current and future measures in times of COVID-19
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COVID-19: Networking must go on(line)
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SUNRISE takes you through a neighbourhood in Bremen
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Sustainable mobility starts with parking!
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Thinking of parking? Be inspired by PARK4SUMP!
19th Congress of the European Parking Association in Malaga: 12 days to the opening
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Join the MORE Exchange Forum and contribute to design better road space
A successful INCLUSION mid-term dissemination event in Groningen (The Netherlands)
Do SUMPs promote inclusion and transport justice? Agenda available now!
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Making transport more accessible and inclusive for all: new approaches and solutions, 18 June 2019 – Groningen (NL).
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Upcoming Polis Working Group meetings in 2019
Just published: Local Opportunities for Digital Parking
Park4SUMP: parking management as game changer for urban mobility
“Parking is a catalyst for urban mobility innovation”
Five weeks left to apply for the European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards!
Draft programme of 2018 Polis Conference released
Parking: EPA-Polis-CPA workshop & working group meeting
Register for the EPA-Polis-CPA parking workshop and Polis Parking Working Group: 13-14 September, Prague
Global Alliance Formed to Standardize Parking Data
PARK4SUMP: First Horizon 2020 project on parking to start in September!
EPA-Polis-CROW parking workshop: presentations now available!
Promising results of Leuven’s new circulation plan
2017 Polis Conference: Programme launched and registrations open!
Parking and behaviour: Polis, CROW and EPA invite you to a joint workshop
New speakers confirmed – Polis-EPA parking working group meeting 27 April – registrations open
Polis members Madrid and Reading streamline and digitise blue badge parking
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