The European Parking Award was established by the European Parking Association as a biennial award for excellence in parking. A prize could be awarded in five categories. The EPA Awards promoted qualitative improvements in public car parking both on- and off-street. The contributions of the parking operation to parking policy, to sustainable urban mobility plans, and to urban development were important factors. In particular, the awards sought to promote improvements in services provided to the customers and effective and sustainable management of the facilities. They also promoted the development of good working practices in on-street parking.
The winner in each category was presented in a special ceremony during the 20th EPA Congress in Brussels, on September 13, 2022.
Categories and Winners:
| Category 1 – New Parking Structures | “Parking Confluence”, Interparking, Namur (Belgium) |
| Category 2 – Renovated Parking Structures | “Inovil”, Inovil, Lausanne (Switzerland) |
| Category 3 – On-Street Parking Projects | “Milan: Parking and Mobility Ecosystem”, Azienda Trasporti Milanesi, Milan (Italy) |
| Category 4 – Innovative Schemes in Parking (2021) | “Partnerships – digital innovative mobility solutions”, Q-Park Belgium, Zaventem (Belgium) |
| Category 4 – Innovative Schemes in Parking (2022) | “Mon-Marche.fr logistics hubs in INDIGO underground car parks”, INDIGO Park, Paris (France) |
| Category 5 – Marketing & Communication on Parking (2021) | “LiveSommer2020”, APCOA PARKING Deutschland, Stuttgart (Germany) |
| Category 5 – Marketing & Communication on Parking (2022) | “INDIGO Group Sustainable development brochure 2021”, INDIGO Park, Paris (France) |
| Shortlist Categories 1, 2 and 3 Awards 2021/2022 | ||||
| cat | project name | Company | country | city |
| 1 | Interparking Boulevard | Interparking Nederland | Netherlands | The Hague |
| 1 | Parking Confluence *WINNER* | Interparking SA | Belgium | Namur |
| 1 | Parking Termini Train Station | Grandi Stazioni Rail S.p.A. | Italy | Rome |
| 2 | Inovil *WINNER* | Inovil SA | Switzerland | Lausanne |
| 2 | Conversion in Chartres | Q-Park France | France | Chatres |
| 2 | Toulon – Peiresc Marché – a global city concept | Q-Park France | France | Toulon |
| 3 | Milan: Parking and Mobility Eco System *WINNER* | Azienda Transporti Milanesi S.p.A. | Italy | Milan |
| Shortlist Categories 4 and 5 Awards 2021 | ||||
| cat | project name | Company | country | city |
| 4 | TELPARK – From parking to mobility | EMPARK | Spain | Madrid |
| 4 | Partnerships – digital innovative mobility solutions *WINNER* | Q-Park Belgium | Belgium | Zaventem |
| 4 | First in-car parking app for Android Automotive by EasyPark for Polestar | EasyPark AB | Sweden | Stockholm |
| 5 | Nos van a Falta Horas | EMPARK | Spain | Madrid |
| 5 | Car Park Magic | ASESGA | Spain | Madrid |
| 5 | LiveSommer2020 *WINNER* | APCOA PARKING Holdings GmbH | Germany | Stuttgart |
| Shortlist Categories 4 and 5 Awards 2022 | ||||
| cat | project name | Company | country | city |
| 4 | Mon-Marche.fr logistics hubs in INDIGO underground car parks *WINNER* | Indigo Park | France | Paris |
| 4 | London North Eastern Railway (LNER) Car Parks | Hub Parking Technology | UK | York |
| 4 | Q-Park Park Lane Mobility Hub | Q-Park Limited | UK | London |
| 5 | MUVIN: Urban Mobility Solution | S.I.S. Segnaletica Industriala Stradale S.r.l. | Italy | Corciano |
| 5 | INDIGO Group Sustainable development brochure 2021 *WINNER* | INDIGO Park | France | Puteaux/La Défense |
Initially, the EPA Award was supposed to be given out in the year 2021 during the 20th EPA Congress & Exhibition, which was planned to take place in October 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the event was postponed to September 12-14, 2022, and thus the EPA Award ceremony was postponed to the year 2022 as well.
Depending on the category of entry, two different procedures were implemented.
For categories 1, 2, and 3, the submission deadline was extended to January 17, 2022, and new submissions were accepted in the competition in addition to the entries which had been submitted before the initial deadline on January 18, 2021.
For categories 4 and 5, the deadline for the EPA Award 2021 was not extended. Instead, a separate competition for the year 2022 was opened, and this meant that categories 4 and 5 were subdivided into EPA Award 2021 and EPA Award 2022. Both groups of finalists for each category received the EPA Awards during the ceremony at the Congress in 2022. It was decided to open a separate competition with a deadline in January 2022 because the fields of “Innovation” and “Marketing” were very dynamic.
EPA issued a Position Paper defining the services that were key to creating clean urban mobility solutions and attractive city centers by improving the quality of life for inhabitants and visitors. The evaluation of the EPA Award entries was also assessed on the basis of the elements described in the Position Paper.