Sustainability Blog

Urban Transportation Hubs. A snazzy name for a car park or a way of rethinking how we move about our cities and towns?

There is an opportunity to reimagine the role of car parks. Giving over space within the facilities to accommodate secure bike parking, charging stations for electric bikes and scooters, dedicated spaces for car share schemes and a range of EV charging options for those that need rapid charging, to the owner who just needs a slow charge overnight can turn these buildings into true transport hubs.

They can form a central part of a transport interchange where customers pivot from one form of transport to another pre-booking their required option on a dedicated app. Arrive on your bike, park it securely for the day and take out pre-booked EV charge appropriately to make a trip to Galway. Arrive on a shared scooter and rent out an electric bike.

Reusing and refocussing existing infrastructure intelligently is ultimately the key to sustainability, why not start with car parks?

Blog post written by Cillian O’Reilly, our Sustainability Manager. You can contact Cillian by email on coreilly@bannon.ie