Readiness for Small-Sized Parking Policies: A Path to Sustainable Urban Mobility

Paulo Cantillano-Lizana, Paulo Cantillano-Lizana, Giulia Renzi, Giulia Renzi

2025

Abstract

Urban land use presents critical challenges for cities as they strive to balance stakeholder interests and needs. Several parking management policies have been implemented to optimise space, promoting more sustainable transport modes, such as electric vehicles, and meet specific needs of network users. This study explores the potential for European cities, especially those facing high density, heavy traffic, and limited urban space, to meet the demand for compact vehicles. By examining the European passenger car market, specifically sales of A-segment vehicles, this study establishes the readiness of national markets to adopt such policies. Findings reveal that countries like Malta and Italy, where urban congestion and spatial constraints pose challenges for urban planners, show a high adoption rate of small vehicles. This trend indicates an opportunity to improve urban space efficiency through targeted policies, potentially encouraging a shift towards more compact and fuel-efficient vehicles. By accommodating infrastructure for smaller vehicles, urban planners can support sustainable urban mobility, reduce environmental impacts, and improve accessibility in densely populated areas.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Cantillano-Lizana P. and Renzi G. (2025). Readiness for Small-Sized Parking Policies: A Path to Sustainable Urban Mobility. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS; ISBN 978-989-758-745-0, SciTePress, pages 399-404. DOI: 10.5220/0013249300003941

in Bibtex Style

@conference{vehits25,
author={Paulo Cantillano-Lizana and Giulia Renzi},
title={Readiness for Small-Sized Parking Policies: A Path to Sustainable Urban Mobility},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS},
year={2025},
pages={399-404},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013249300003941},
isbn={978-989-758-745-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS
TI - Readiness for Small-Sized Parking Policies: A Path to Sustainable Urban Mobility
SN - 978-989-758-745-0
AU - Cantillano-Lizana P.
AU - Renzi G.
PY - 2025
SP - 399
EP - 404
DO - 10.5220/0013249300003941
PB - SciTePress