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Mobility/Demand management

Parking Management and SUMP


Description
In this course you will learn key approaches to use parking management effectively in sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP).

The course will help you:
• To understand the effectiveness of parking management as a tool in SUMPs
• To define key factors that can make parking management more acceptable to people.
• Know and be able to respond to some of the key arguments against parking management.
• To take the first steps to introduce parking management in a city or region
• Understand the relationship between parking and quality of life in cities/regions

What you will learn:
• Understanding the key elements to introduce parking management in a city
• Implementing parking policies strategically
• Creating knowledge and understanding amongst stakeholders and citizens
• The ability to gain acceptability for parking measures in a city or region   
 
About this course 
This course is developed under the EU Horizon 2020 project CIVITAS ELEVATE. CIVITAS ELEVATE aims to expand (future) mobility professionals’ capacities in making urban mobility more sustainable and smarter.  
 
Authors:
• Tom Rye (Hogskolde i Molde/UIRS Ljubljana)
• Glenn Godin (Mobiel21)
• Teije Gorris and Brechtje Walburgh Schmidt (CIVITAS ELEVATE/ DTV Capacity Building)
Content
  • 0.1. Course introduction
  • 0.2. Course objectives and outline
  • 0.3. Practicalities
  • BLOCK 1: Parking management as a tool in SUMPs
  • 1.1. Parking management introduced
  • 1.2. Introduction to parking management as a tool in SUMPs
  • 1.3. Quiz
  • 1.4. Parking management and modal shift
  • 1.5. Quiz
  • 1.6. Parking management makes your city more attractive
  • 1.7. Quiz
  • 1.8. Wrapping up block 1
  • Block 2: Acceptability of parking management and myths
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Acceptability of parking management
  • 2.3. Quiz
  • 2.4. 3 myths about parking management debunked and 3 good reasons to do it
  • 2.5. Stakeholder involvement and other steps
  • 2.6. Quiz
  • 2.7. Parking and retailing
  • 2.8. Quiz
  • 2.9. Use of revenues
  • 2.10. Quiz
  • 2.11. Wrapping up block 2
  • Block 3: How to start controlling on-street parking - first steps
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Do you have a parking problem?
  • 3.3. Quiz
  • 3.4. Types of control
  • 3.5. Types of control - examples
  • 3.6. Costs – investment and setting the price
  • 3.7. Examples of effective enforcement
  • 3.8. Quiz
  • 3.9. Wrapping up block 3
  • Block 4: Conclusions, final test and take aways
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Course conclusions
  • 4.3. Final test
  • 4.4. Thank you
  • Tell us what you think about this e-course on parking management and SUMP!
Completion rules
  • You must complete the test "4.3. Final test"
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