Parking Study for the City of Antwerp
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From 2012 to 2014
TML prepared a detailed inventory of available parking spaces in the city centre and their use. In addition, TML supported the city in drafting the Building Code and a fee regulation for parking spaces.
Commissioned by the Antwerp Municipal Autonomous Parking Company, TML, in collaboration with SADL, made a detailed up-to-date inventory of the number of available car parking spaces in the Antwerp city centre and their use. This included both spaces in the public domain and private parking spaces (from garages or driveways to private car parks). To this end, several research methods were combined, including observations in the field, surveys, and estimates through the comparison of urban activity needs and observations.
Finally, an integrated parking model for the centre of Antwerp was created, simulating parking needs and the use of the various parking and parking facilities. This is done from the socio-economic data of the activities and per sub-zone of the centre. This model represents all collected parking data in a coherent way and allows to estimate (i) the evolution of parking needs and parking pressure in the different parts of the city and (ii) the different types of parking options.
In addition, TML supported the city in drawing up the Building Code, the urban development regulation that – among other things – regulates how many parking spaces and parking facilities must be provided for various types of construction projects. To draw up fee regulations for parking spaces that cannot be built, an extensive analysis was made of the possibilities, including an assessment of similar initiatives in Flemish and Dutch cities. On this basis, the choices to be made were detailed and clarified as support for the regulations to be drawn up.
Commissioned by the Antwerp Municipal Autonomous Parking Company, TML, in collaboration with SADL, made a detailed up-to-date inventory of the number of available car parking spaces in the Antwerp city centre and their use. This included both spaces in the public domain and private parking spaces (from garages or driveways to private car parks). To this end, several research methods were combined, including observations in the field, surveys, and estimates through the comparison of urban activity needs and observations.
Finally, an integrated parking model for the centre of Antwerp was created, simulating parking needs and the use of the various parking and parking facilities. This is done from the socio-economic data of the activities and per sub-zone of the centre. This model represents all collected parking data in a coherent way and allows to estimate (i) the evolution of parking needs and parking pressure in the different parts of the city and (ii) the different types of parking options.
In addition, TML supported the city in drawing up the Building Code, the urban development regulation that – among other things – regulates how many parking spaces and parking facilities must be provided for various types of construction projects. To draw up fee regulations for parking spaces that cannot be built, an extensive analysis was made of the possibilities, including an assessment of similar initiatives in Flemish and Dutch cities. On this basis, the choices to be made were detailed and clarified as support for the regulations to be drawn up.
