NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
Breda, The Netherlands
June 28 to July 1, 2009

The Canadian Parking Foundation is pleased to announce that the seventh bi-annual World Parking Symposium will be held at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands, from June 28 to July 1, 2009.

The Symposium will address selected issues in urban parking, transportation, and planning.

The World Parking Symposium is an opportunity to meet in a discussion forum with urban transportation colleagues from around the world. Presentation notes, discussion papers, published documents, and other materials presented at previous Symposia in the U.S.A., Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom are available in our Virtual Library.

Who Should Attend?

The World Parking Symposium will be of interest to policy-makers, practitioners, planners, educators and researchers involved in urban planning, parking, transportation and related issues. The symposium will provide an opportunity to advance your own theories, knowledge and networks while participating with colleagues in the development of new solutions for the global community.

Programme

Keynote Speaker: The Logic of Parking - Ward Vleugels , Chief Executive Officer, Q-Park

Presentation Highlights

Making the Right Real Estate Decision; Thinking Beyond Parking
An examination of real estate and land use strategies involving parking facilities.

The Mega Parking Meter
A Perfect Storm for parking technology: GPS/GNSS tech development, the drive to reduce free-parking, the rising cost of parking infrastructure, municipal reliance on parking income, demand for better parking services, congestion, tolling, and cross opportunities with road tolling

Parking to Maximum Effect
Advancements in Automated Garages, Lifts, and Robotic Parking Facilities

The Real Cost of Parking
An Examination of Selected Parking and Transportation Issues

Small Steps Toward Sustainable Policies for Downtown Parking in Japan
An Examination of Selected Parking and Transportation Issues in Japan

Costs and benefits of Parking Guidance Systems
An Examination of the latest way-finding techniques which will illustrate how systems can maximize productivity of the car parking asset

The Optipark Project
Optipark is a transnational project delivering a variety of electronic parking services through a common platform It’s long-term vision is to set up a single information and reservation platform for the parking sector, a one-stop shop for finding and booking a parking space anywhere in the world.

The Politics and Economics of Parking on Campus
Using prices rather than regulations to manage parking on campus and in cities

You Pay For What You Get
Car Parks and Commerce; Why Parking Costs Rise as Shopping Centers Become More Successful

The Link Between Urban Parking, Land Use, Planning, Parking Tax and Public Transport
Ten years' experience of an integrated approach to central city parking, access and mobility

From Modeling Parking Search to Establishing Urban Parking Policy
A dynamic, agent based model of urban parking activities, displayed in a high resolution GIS database of the street networks and parking facilities.

Conference Panel Forum: Parking Solutions Worldwide

Innovations - Pricing & Costs - Residential Programs - Greening” of Parking Facilities
Leaders in parking from various countries will discuss major parking issues such as technology, planning, operation management, and more.

Full conference details and online registration are available at: http://www.worldparkingsymposium.ca