Strategic locations

We capture value for all our stakeholders through our portfolio of purpose-built and off-street parking facilities at strategic locations: in or near multifunctional inner-city areas, at public transport interchanges, and at hospitals.

In cities where we operate a certain number of car parks, we become a highly efficient parking operator and profound mobility partner. We can then engage in meaningful dialogue with other parking and mobility partners, including:

  • providers of parking route information systems;

  • urban planners regarding capacity of parking spaces needed and routing traffic;

  • public and private landlords to efficiently integrate and operate their car parks in our portfolio;

  • mobility providers such as public transport, shared cars and bicycles providers;

  • parking tariff policy makers.

With our integrated and connected expertise, municipalities can take multiple measures to:

  • reduce traffic searching for a place to park;

  • improve air quality and reduce emissions;

  • provide for sufficient parking capacity and proper usage, both on- and off-street;

  • create a more liveable urban environment.

Figure 16 Strategic locations


Results

Cities where we have five or more purpose-built off-street parking facilities, increasing our operational efficiency significantly (in alphabetical order):

  • Belgium – Antwerp and Brussels

  • Germany – Berlin, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, Hagen and Saarbrücken

  • Denmark – Aarhus, Kopenhagen and Odense

  • Finland – Espoo, Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Vantaa

  • France – Aubagne, Brest, Chalon sur Saône, Chambéry, Colombes, Marseille, Montigny le Bretonneux, Paris, Saint-Étienne, Toulon and Valence

  • Ireland – Cork and Dublin

  • Netherlands – Amersfoort, Amsterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, Groningen, Heerlen, Maastricht, Roermond and Rotterdam

  • Norway – Bergen, Drammen, Kristiansand, Lillestrøm, Oslo and Stavanger

  • Sweden – Falun, Gävle, Göteborg, Helsingborg, Malmö, Örebro, Stockholm, Uppsala and Västerås

  • UK – Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Sheffield