Parking and mobility in new development projects
Parking standards, mobility plans, bicycle parking and charging points are decided early in a project — but the consequences last for the building's entire lifetime. This page collects what you need to decide in each phase, from concept to finished operation, so the facility both meets municipal requirements and can actually be operated once the keys are handed over.
- 30M+
- Parkings annually
- 1,5 mrd+
- Revenue handled
- 500+
- Locations
- 99,95 %
- Uptime
Parking standards: what the municipality requires
The parking standard is set in the municipal land-use plan and in the zoning plan for the site. It governs how many car and bicycle spaces the project must have — and in many municipalities it is now a maximum, not a minimum. What to clarify early:
- Whether the standard is a minimum or maximum, and which zone the site falls in.
- How it is calculated: per dwelling, per square metre of floor area, or per employee/visitor.
- Whether shared spaces between housing and commercial units can count (shared use often reduces the total).
- Requirements for accessible spaces, loading bays and space for service vehicles.
- Whether spaces can be bought out or solved off-site, and at what cost.
- How the use of the spaces must be documented and enforced after completion.
Mobility plan: from requirement to working solution
Several municipalities require a mobility plan as part of the planning application, particularly when a project wants lower car parking coverage than the standard. The plan must show how car dependency is reduced and how the remaining spaces are used efficiently. A plan that cannot be operated never becomes more than an appendix.
- Shared use of spaces: commercial tenants during the day, residents in the evening and at night.
- Car sharing and shared EVs instead of one fixed space per household.
- Bicycle parking with sufficient capacity, the right location and charging options.
- Digital allocation of spaces, so tenancies can change without physical re-signing.
- Guest parking that can be controlled — time limits, registration and optional payment.
- Measurement data from day one, so actual occupancy can be documented to the municipality.
Bicycle parking: the requirements and the common mistakes
Bicycle parking is often designed last and the first thing to become unusable. The municipality requires a number of spaces, but location, security and charging capacity decide whether they are actually used. Electric and cargo bikes also have very different requirements from a standard rack.
- Place spaces near the entrance — a bike room in the far basement corner stays empty.
- Separate short-term parking (visitors, outdoors) from long-term parking (residents, locked).
- Allow extra width and length for cargo bikes and bike trailers.
- Charging points for e-bike batteries, with fire-safe placement and a dedicated circuit.
- Access control on the bike room — the same user identity as for car parking.
- Lighting, cameras and a rack that locks the frame, not just the wheel.
Charging infrastructure and future-proofing
The expensive part of a parking facility is not the chargers — it is digging and pulling cable afterwards. Install conduit and capacity for full build-out now, and add the charge points step by step as demand appears.
- Size the main supply and distribution for a higher charging level than today's need.
- Load balancing lets several charge points share the same capacity without an upgrade.
- Individual metering per charge point, so each user is billed for their own consumption.
- Open standards (OCPP) — do not lock the facility to one vendor's chargers.
- Put charging and parking in the same system, with one user identity and one report.
- Decide who owns the charge points, and who keeps the parking revenue, before handover.
From completion to operation
At handover, parking goes from being a drawing to being a service someone must run every day. Hi Tech Mobility is a system supplier, not a parking operator: the owner — developer, condominium, cooperative or landlord — runs the parking in its own name and keeps the parking revenue, while we provide the technology and the machinery behind it.
- ANPR and free-flow from day one — no barriers to maintain in a new facility.
- Sesam App and Sesam Web for residents, employees and visitors.
- 24/7 customer service, payment handling and debt collection handled by us.
- Occupancy and revenue reporting per facility, available to owner and manager.
- Rules can be changed digitally without new signage or new physical permits.
- The facility can be extended with new zones, spaces and charge points without changing system.
Parking phase by phase in the building project
1. Concept and pre-project
Clarify the parking standard for the site, whether a mobility plan is required, and how many bicycle spaces the project needs. We contribute occupancy and shared-use figures from comparable facilities, so the number of spaces can be justified.
2. Planning application and detailed design
Camera positions, signage plan, power and connectivity are designed in before the concrete is poured. Conduit and capacity for charging are laid for full build-out, even if only a share of the charge points is installed now.
3. Handover and operation
Cameras and signage go live, rules and zones are configured, and residents or tenants are invited into the Sesam App. The owner takes over a facility that already works — and that produces documented data on occupancy and parking revenue.
Relevant reading for the project
EV charging as an add-on service: does it pay off?
See how office buildings combine parking and EV charging in one solution, making the property more attractive to tenants and creating new revenue.
Should you rent out your parking or run it yourself?
The numbers laid out for property owners: what you lose by renting out, and how to become your own parking company without extra work for operations.
7 parking trends you need to know in 2026
Real-time data, EV charging as an add-on and ANPR in the driver's seat: what shapes the parking industry ahead, and what it means for your facility.
Number plate recognition (ANPR) — how it works
The technology that lets the facility run without barriers, tickets or tags.
Parking solution for housing & cooperatives
Become your own parking company in the co-op – no barriers, no arguing over spaces
Parking solution for offices & commercial
Fair space allocation between tenants, without spreadsheets or key fobs
Frequently asked questions from developers
Get parking designed right from the start
Tell us about the project — number of units, spaces and phase — and we will come back with input on parking standards, bicycle parking, charging capacity and a proposed operating model.
Request a quote
Tell us briefly about your needs – we'll get back within one business day.