The aim of the proposal is to investigate whether Mobility Benefit Districts (MBD) can contribute to a transition towards sustainable mobility and livable cities. MBD is a concept where revenues from car parking charges are used to finance mobility services locally. Furthermore, residents living locally are involved in selecting the mobility services that are financed.

The goal is to increase acceptability for parking charges whilst giving residents alternatives to private cars through mobility services and new use of public space (when parking spaces are removed). The project will build knowledge on how MBD can be a tool in creating better cities, with particular focus on how MBD
(i) contributes to reduced car ownership and car use as well as to improved livability in urban areas,
(ii) increase the acceptability for (on-street) parking charges, and
(iii) if there are any governance challenges to implement the MBD and how these can they be solved.

The project generates insights on acceptability of MBD among different resident groups and on what increases acceptability with an experimental living lab design in different spatial and governance contexts.