According to recent mobility trends, the only destinations more negatively impacted by COVID than workplaces are public transit hubs. To avoid risking exposure to sickness, people are choosing their cars over public transportation.
While public transit is waning, some on-street parking is disappearing entirely. A popular trend rapidly accelerated by the pandemic is the reclamation of street space. Communities need space to gather. Kids need places to play. Everyone wants to feel safe on their block. Parked cars and busy roads don’t contribute to those desires.
Cities are answering residents’ demands by creating car-free zones while banning traffic and parked cars from local neighborhoods. In addition, major cities are lending a hand to struggling restaurants by permitting them to create outdoor dining in the parking space in front of their property.
People are driving more while there are fewer places to park. This is an opportunity for any urban parking facility manager.
It’s natural for drivers to desire to find parking as close to their destination as possible. When that’s no longer an option, those same drivers will seek to park where they can easily transition to a last-mile solution. Partnering with micro-mobility providers like shared bike docks and rentable eScooters gives parkers their answer to traveling that last mile.
Through a micro-mobility partnership, commercial lots can attract workers from miles around, allowing them to park easily, then use shared mobility to safely get to their offices. Plus, it attracts a new generation of connected, app-savvy drivers while converting your underutilized space into a new revenue stream.