It is evident that private cars are still placing more and more pressure on public spaces in many European cities. Policymakers are exploring alternatives like public transport, walking and cycling in order to solve this problem. Shared mobility options are emerging as viable alternatives, but promoting their growth effectively remains a challenge. Furthermore, recent years have highlighted parking challenges associated with shared mobility services (e.g. shared micromobility). Effective parking policies for shared mobility are crucial for achieving sustainable urban mobility and a zero-carbon economy.
In this frame, the PARSMO project addresses these challenges by developing and improving parking policies in order to support shared mobility through enhanced collaboration among partners and stakeholders. More specifically, the project aims to integrate shared mobility into housing developments and into local and regional regulatory frameworks. It also seeks to optimize intermodal hubs to reduce reliance on private cars. In addition, it will develop balanced parking policy frameworks specifically designed for shared mobility services. Finally, the project aims to promote the benefits of shared mobility among all relevant stakeholders.
Ultimately, by enhancing policy instruments, PARSMO seeks to reduce private car ownership, minimize the spatial impact of cars and shared mobility services, and lower emissions. Furthermore, PARSMO will promote the general concept of shared mobility in partner areas where it is less developed, leveraging best practices identified across Europe. It’s worth mentioning that the project stands out with its innovative focus on parking policies, setting it apart from other shared mobility initiatives.
This cooperative effort involves experiences and less expierenced key stakeholders and partners from 6 different countries (Belgium, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Poland and Sweden) in the 5 Interreg Europe regions that will work together on creating impact via shared mobility and improve parking policies related to shared mobility.
Project Τitle: Parking Policies for Shared Mobility – PARSMO
Project Duration: 48 months, 01 May 2025 – 30 April 2029
Project URL: https://www.interregeurope.eu/parsmo
Project Framework & Funding: Interreg Europe Programme, Total budget: €1,591,914.00
Scientific coordinator (UNIWA): Panagiotis Papantoniou, Associate Professor
Consortium – Partners:
- Municipality of Brindisi, Italy (Lead Partner)
- net – Carshare Belgium, Belgium
- City of Hasselt, Belgium
- Rzeszow Regional Development Agency, Poland
- Region of Peloponnese, Greece
- University of West Attica, Greece
- Region Kronoberg, Sweden
- City of Kragujevac, Serbia
Research Publications / Results / Patents: This project started on 1st of May 2025, therefore there are no results or publications available yet.
