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