Parking Allocation for Smart Cities
A special issue of Future Transportation (ISSN 2673-7590).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2026 | Viewed by 1096
Special Issue Editor
Interests: transportation planning; parking system optimization; intelligent transportation
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Dear Colleagues,
The integration of technology-driven parking allocation is an important component of building smarter, more sustainable cities. As urbanization intensifies, conventional parking systems, reliant on static planning and manual oversight, are increasingly mismatched with the demands of modern mobility. In contrast, parking allocation driven by emerging technologies is becoming a critical enabler of smart city objectives. By harnessing innovations such as IoT sensors, machine learning, and cloud-based platforms, cities can transform parking from a fragmented resource into a dynamic, interconnected component of urban infrastructure. This shift not only addresses immediate challenges like traffic congestion and emissions but also supports long-term goals of resource efficiency, equity, and climate resilience—cornerstones of the smart city vision. The core of smart parking allocation is to optimize space utilization, reduce vehicle travel time, and seamlessly integrate with broader transportation networks. For instance, IoT-enabled sensors provide granular occupancy insights, while AI algorithms predict demand fluctuations across temporal and spatial dimensions. These technologies collectively empower cities to dynamically adjust parking availability, balance commercial, residential, and public needs and minimize environmental impact. Such advancements are not merely incremental improvements, they represent a paradigm shift in urban governance, where technological agility drive equitable, citizen-centric solutions.
This Special Issue invites papers related to parking allocation for smart cities. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Cutting edge methodology for parking allocation.
- Dynamic parking demand prediction and space optimization.
- Integration of parking allocation and urban mobility systems.
- Sustainable and equitable parking allocation solutions.
- Environmental impact mitigation through optimized parking allocation.
- Adaptive reuse of parking spaces in autonomous vehicle eras.
- Parking allocation strategies for disaster preparedness
- Case studies and best practices related to parking allocation.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhenyu Mei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- parking allocation
- parking planning
- parking system optimization
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