After four years of waiting, the Mobility & Behavior series organized by Gröna Mobilister is finally back – stronger and more important than ever.
For more than 30 years, the non-profit organization Gröna Mobilister has helped Swedish consumers make sustainable choices when it comes to mobility. Our vision is simple but ambitious: sustainable mobility for the whole country.
Through Mobility & Behavior 2025, we bring together experts, visionaries and interested contributors to create solutions for a more sustainable future.
This year’s theme, ”Back to the Future,” reflects a pivotal time when we can learn from the past while looking forward to new achievements and opportunities.
This series of events is perfect for anyone who wants to shape the sustainable mobility of the future!
In the first webinar, we will talk about how parking affects our urban landscape, the prices we pay at the supermarket, and the types of businesses in the city.
Links to YouTube recordings:
The whole Webinar: YouTube
How Adam Greenfield convinced Austin to remove parking requirements
Donald Shoup’s progressive ideas to revolutionize parking
How Leo Schneede plans to improve parking in Helsingborg
How Michael Glotz-Richter reduced the number of cars in Bremen
Useful facts when you get into a conversation about parking:
- There are 42 square meters of living space per person but 50 square meters of parking space.
- 26% of the cars in a city like Bremen are not moved for three consecutive workdays.
- There are 50.000 additional kilometer of road space needed for the same number of cars, just becuase they have gotten bigger in the last 10 years.
- 1/3 of the people in Bremen could make their daily trips without a car and could imagine getting rid of their car.
- Each new car-sharing vehicle takes 16 cars off the road
- Changes in transportation much more likely when other changes in someone’s life occur (new job, new house, different family situation).
- Progressive parking fees (the longer you park the more you pay) are good for businesses and for the people visiting the city, because more people will have the opportunity to park in front of the business.
- Parking mandates add more than 10% to the cost of housing, even for families without cars.
- In Minneapolis, rent is about $200 less if you live in an area without parking requirements
- After Seattle eliminated its parking requirement, it was able to build 59% more housing units.
