Traffic and parking are too often managed in parallel worlds — yet they shape the same urban space.
As cities grow and mobility patterns evolve, integrating traffic management, parking policy and urban access control is no longer optional. How do we move from siloed systems to a coherent ecosystem where vehicles, infrastructure, authorities and service providers work together?
City leaders and industry experts will explore how coordinated strategies can reduce congestion, improve accessibility and rebalance public space.
Tamara Djukic (Ertico) will present TM 2.0 and vehicle interaction with traffic systems.
Theo Thuis (EPA) will highlight parking as a strategic tool for managing urban space and access rights, including the role of national parking registers.
Willem van Heijningen (Amsterdam) will address managing limited urban space while accelerating the shift toward active travel and public transport.
Daniel Sevenhans (Antwerp) will share lessons from the Citerra initiative and demand-based models using permits and pay-per-use.
Olivier Asselin (Lille / POLIS) will demonstrate how parking policy acts as a lever within metropolitan mobility strategies.
Bart Lannoo (Be-Mobile) will advocate for a holistic approach integrating congestion charging, mobility rights and enforcement.
Michael Koufopoulos (Yunex Traffic) will add further industry perspectives.
Together, the panel will examine how aligning traffic, parking and access management can unlock synergies, enhance safety and make cities more liveable.
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Bart Lannoo is Innovation Director at Be-Mobile, a Belgian smart mobility service provider active at European scale and developing high-tech solutions for traffic (traffic data, insights and management) and mobility rights (mobile parking payment, urban access rights and toll collection). Within Be-Mobile, he is responsible for Be-Mobile's innovation projects, both in a national and international context, and is active in several European R&D projects.
Willem van Heijningen is a strategist in the field of public space and mobility. He has a comprehensive view of the domain and explores the challenges related to public space. He has a strong drive for sustainability, inclusivity and quality of life, and is involved for instance with drones, the subsurface, greening public spaces, micromobility and data/digitization.
To find various substantive and organizational approaches and solutions to the challenges, he connects content, people, and stakeholders. Willem regularly proposes innovative strategies and solutions. He addresses, sets the agenda, and mobilizes attention for the challenges and possible approaches. He develops or maps out the route by which such an approach can actually be realized.
He utilizes the knowledge and experience he gained through his studies in public administration, political activities, work in logistics, and at the Dutch Railways (NS) on stations and the City of Amsterdam in the field of spatial projects, mobility and public space. Willem has special expertise in:
- railway stations and mobility hubs
- urban logistics
- cycling and micromobility (shared mobility)
Willem is a member of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility for the EU
Theo Thuis is President of the European Parking Association and Managing Director, Innovation at Q-Park. With a background in Economic Geography and Regional Economics, he has held senior roles in both public administration and international parking operations. As former COO and Board member at Q-Park, he led expansion across Germany, the UK, and the Nordics, overseeing operations in 10 countries and more than 150 cities. Within EPA, he has served on the Policy & Strategy Committee and, since 2019, as Chairman of the Scientific Committee.
Olivier Asselin has been involved in parking policy for 15 years, working at Lille Metropole as parking policy officer. He chairs the Parking Working Group for POLIS Network, and in France the Parking Working Group for the AITF (French Municipal Engineers Association), for whom he is also Vice-president.
He has been involved in the construction of French legal frame on several parking issues. Locally, he plays a role as an expert on parking policies, helping technicians and political makers with studies, data, in order to implement the parking policy developped in the SUMP.
Olivier has also published different articles on parking, and coordinated special issues on parking policy for the journal « Transports Urbains ». He also gives some formations on mobility and parking policies. He regularly speaks on parking issues at european and national events.
