European Parking Awards 2025 winners announced

European Parking Association pays tribute to the late Donald Shoup

Parking professionals gathered in Brussels to learn who has won 2025 European Parking Awards. 

The awards ceremony took place at the end of the first day of the European Parking Association (EPA) Conference & Exhibition, which is taking place in Belgium this week.

The competition celebrates best practice in car park design, policy and technology. There is also an emphasis on recognising the role of parking in the wider urban mobility sector.

The EPA, originally founded in 1983, is the umbrella organisation for Europe’s national parking associations and the wider parking and urban mobility sector. 

Tribute to Donald Shoup

The EPA’s vice-president Stefan Sadleder and executive director Tom Antonissen opened the ceremony with a commemoration of the late Professor Donald Shoup, the world-renowned American expert in parking and urban policy.

The tribute recognised Shoup’s pioneering research, his influential book The High Cost of Free Parking, and his ability to communicate the complexities of parking policy with clarity and insight. 

To honour Shoup's legacy, Professor Daniel Hess reflected on his life and work, and Laurence Bannerman, president emeritus of the EPA, presented a European Parking Award for Excellence in his memory, to be conveyed to his wife, Pat Shoup.

Celebrating excellence in parking

EPA vice-president Stefan Sadleder highlighted how parking has transformed from a static function into a dynamic, digital, and customer-focused element of urban mobility.

The awards, he stressed, are a reflection of the industry’s progress and future vision. He noted that this year’s record number of 54 entries showcase the sector’s strengths in innovation, design, sustainability, accessibility and integration.

The evening then moved to reveal the winners of the eight award categories, each highlighting outstanding contributions to the future of parking and mobility across Europe.

The Winners

Category 1: Best New Parking Structure

The jury recognised two winners.

Q-Park Belgium’s Zuiderdokken in Antwerp was praised as “an excellent example of car park design that fulfils the requirements for sustainable mobility perfectly. Together with the city park above, it will significantly improve the quality of life in the neighbourhood”.

Parcheggi Italia – Best in Parking received the award for Bergamo Città Alta, which the jury described as “a lovely project… with an enormous improvement to the urban environment, which is what makes the project so valuable”.

Category 2: Best Renovation of an Existing Parking Structure

The award went to Parcus (France) for the renovation of the P3 Wilson car park in Strasbourg. The jury praised it as “a wonderful project” and “a fine example of how an innovative structure can be redesigned in a sustainable, contemporary way and improved even further”.

Category 3: Best On-street Parking Project

SIS Mobility Solutions (Italy) won with its Smart Parking and Adaptive Recognition in Technology can enhance everyday urban parking. The jury noted that it was “undeniably the one that best meets the evaluation criteria”. 

Category 4: Best Innovation in Parking

The award went to Skidata and Dukaten (Sweden) for LinPark 2.0. The jury praised it as “a forward-looking parking solution” that integrates multiple use cases into a single platform, combining parking and charging infrastructure for all user groups. They highlighted its strong adoption rate as proof of its relevance and impact, noting that it improves user experience, boosts operational efficiency, and supports sustainable mobility on a city-wide scale. The platform, already live in Linköping, was commended for its proven value and readiness to be deployed in other geographies. 

Category 5: Best Marketing and Communications Campaign

Indigo (France) was recognised for Parking that Moves the City. The jury praised it as “a great example of positioning parking as part of the mobility solution for cities… The results in terms of adoption of Indigo’s app, image, and HR are impressive”.

Category 6: Best Approach to Smart Mobility

The winner was Q-Park Netherlands for its mobility hub The Hague Centrum. The jury highlighted the project’s “versatility and the added value it brought through its well-executed presentation”. They were particularly convinced by its approach of combining different aspects of smart mobility while openly sharing both successes and challenges, which set it apart as a model of transparency and innovation. 

Category 7: Best Digitalisation of a Parking Project or Service

The award went to Egis Projects SAS (Netherlands) for its EVS Permit System. The jury praised it as “a forward- looking parking solution”, noting its ability to handle the complexity of processing more than 370,000 permits, over 40 different types, and 30,000 monthly applications or licence plate changes. They highlighted that the platform “contributes to a more sustainable city by allowing the digitalisation of complex policies promoting sustainable parking and mobility,” while also substantially reducing costs and improving user experience through a highly automated, self-service approach. 

Category 8: Best ESG Initiative

The award went to the Consortium RRA LUR–LUZ–IPoP (Slovenia) for its parking policy guidelines in Slovenia. The jury unanimously agreed it was an “important initiative,” particularly in providing valuable guidance to smaller towns and supporting the broader adoption of sustainable parking and mobility practices.