Will there be any Space for Private Parking in our Future City Centers?—The Growing Conflict Between the Human Beings’ Desire for Free Mobility and the Politicians’ and Authorities’ Increasing Wish of Controlling Mobility Management

Abstract

This paper will deal with what will happen to private parking in the future if the ongoing trend will continue. We are today experiencing an increasing conflict between individual mobility and politicians’ and authorities’ increasing wish of controlling mobility management. Even if recommendations like in the EPOMM Project (European Commission. EPOMM Project, European Platform on Mobility Management, ongoing project and ECOM, European Conference on Mobility Management, annual meeting event. Brussels, Belgium), to “make mobility environmental friendly, socially just and economical”, the general society tends to be more and more reluctant to provide sufficient parking space in cities, both centers and outskirts, than needed for both daily living, working and commercial activities. As conclusion the paper finds it remarkable, that the total amount of cars as well as the private car ownership grows constantly the world over at the same time as the parking possibilities are generally reduced. Where should we park our cars in the future?