A tailor-made app guides motorists in Brussels to the nearest underground public car parks.
How many car owners in Brussels spend time going round and round the block looking for a parking space? According to some estimates, about a third of them do this! This means wasted time, frustration and unnecessary pollution! Yet, the solution is really quite simple: the app parking.brussels! It guides car owners to the nearest underground public car parks. No more need to spend time going round and round the block... and at no extra cost. Also, it makes life easier! Be smart!
In a red zone, 2 hours of parking costs €5. In underground public car parks, the current rates are about €2.5 per hour. At that price, the public car park option is no dearer, especially when you remember that, if you have forgotten to put enough money in the parking meter, it can cost much more than that. It may seem trivial, but it helps to improve the quality of life in the city: it reduces the number of cars parked above-ground and alleviates the traffic burden.
This app is designed for all car owners and is available in the
App Store or the
Google Play Store. Brussels residents, of course, but also occasional visitors to the city. With just one click, car owners can obtain an overview of the car parks available nearby. To reach one of them, they can use navigation apps such as Google, Maps, Apple Maps and Waze. The app offers a total of more than 24,000 parking spaces in 58 different car parks and this number is likely to rise in the coming years.
A tailor-made app
Users themselves can indicate the facilities they would like to find in the car park, such as charging points for electric cars, parking spaces for bicycles, the proximity of public transport or a Villo station! Also, persons with reduced mobility are able to find a suitable parking space close to their final destination.
