Can investors reduce the construction of parking spaces in new residential construction and can this save space if there are subway stations, car-sharing services or rental bike systems in the immediate vicinity? How many parking spaces are then still necessary? What legal conditions need to be taken into account? The German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) is investigating these questions on behalf of the Bavarian Ministry of Construction and Transport. In addition to the results, Difu has now also published a calculation tool to provide information on this.
This calculation tool is an Excel list in which, among other things, information can be provided on the costs for the neighborhood, the parking spaces and the measures for a mobility concept. Municipalities and investors in particular should be able to determine when a mobility concept is worthwhile on the basis of a cost-benefit calculation. Experts from science, municipalities and housing and transportation companies have contributed their practical knowledge to the feasibility study. Interested parties can access the calculation tool at stmb.bayern.de/buw/staedtebaufoerderung/modellvorhaben/mobilitaetskonzepte/index.php.
"Many Bavarian municipalities are already working with the housing industry and transportation companies to develop mobility concepts in residential neighborhoods. A central adjusting screw for this is the management of parking spaces in private and public areas," says Bavarian Construction and Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter. The prerequisite for linking new residential construction projects with mobility concepts is corresponding scope for action in the municipal parking space statutes. This would give municipalities the opportunity to control the number of parking spaces more flexibly and in line with demand with the help of mobility concepts.
Source: stmb.bayern.de
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