UbiPark Helps Businesses Make A Positive Change For The Environment

June 21, 2022

The way we live and work today has a big impact on the environment. One of these impacts is carbon dioxide emissions, which cause climate change and global warming (World Wild Life, 2022). While the population is decades away from completely eradicating the use of carbon-emitting technologies, there are many precautions that businesses and industries can take to reduce the impact on the environment.

UbiPark is centralised as a digital parking platform creating seamless parking experiences. It has many positive impacts on the environment, particularly through the ability to reduce driving time when searching for a place to park.

What are the statistics?

Driving has become one of the leading causes of preventable pollution in the environment, especially as the population grows. Passenger vehicles now attribute to 66% of pollution emitted by road traffic, and this figure continues to increase (Department of Computer and Information Management, School of Information and Engineering, Dalarna University, and 78170 Borlänge, Sweden, 2022). These figures are worsened when considering the excess driving and cruising people engage in to find a suitable parking spot, particularly in peak periods.

A study by the Department of Computer and Information Management, School of Information and Engineering, Dalarna University, and 78170 Borlänge, Sweden, (2022) showed that drivers travelled up to 500 metres more than intended during a peak period when searching for a suitable parking location. While this may only result in up to 2.5 extra minutes of driving in a small parking lot, this significantly raises emissions.

In one instance of their study, drivers drove a total of over 15km around a 320-metre car park to find a suitable park. This represents that while car parks occupy much smaller areas than roads, they are a hub for carbon emissions and create unreversible environmental damage. Additionally, it shows that each driver searching for parking during a peak hour drove for an extra 150 metres. Doing so on repeat, every day of the week would bring this figure just under 40,000 in just one year. (Department of Computer and Information Management, School of Information and Engineering, Dalarna University, and 78170 Borlänge, Sweden, 2022).

How does UbiPark help?

UbiPark uses innovative technology to help drivers find parking at their final destination. With drivers spending up to 3,120 hours of their life looking for parking (Park Hound, 2021), UbiPark reduces the emissions and environmental damage brought about by searching for parking locations, especially during peak periods.

In a 2-year research project, SFMTA (2014) showed that directly navigating drivers to the most efficient parking space can see a 43% reduction in cruising time. Saving copious amounts of driving time will see long-term reductions in carbon emissions, which can inspire a positive change in the environment (EPA, 2021). With people able to navigate to suitable parking quicker, this can also reduce congestion on the roads, which is one of the leading ways carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere (EPA, 2021).

More than helping reduce CO2, UbiPark will also help ensure that all parking spaces are used across the country and that drivers are aware of available car parks. This will avoid the need for further infrastructure developments, which can harm the environment (World Wild Life, 2022).

We are already helping multiple property owners and tenants reduce their carbon footprint by cutting down the time drivers navigate to a suitable parking location both on-street and off-street. As a great example, Australian Retirement Trust has significantly reduced the time and CO2 emissions for their staff by introducing our Agile Parking solution to automatically share parking spaces. The staff know exactly where they have to park without searching for that elusive parking space.

We can help you meet your sustainability goals. Reach out to learn more.