Urban parking guidance solution for Valletta, Malta
This Urbiotica success story aimed to streamline the search for parking and reduce the flow of vehicles in the center of Valletta, to improve the quality of life and satisfaction of both residents and tourists.
In 2017, the number of tourists in Malta increased by 16%. With the influx of visitors, Valletta, Malta’s capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, implemented a Controlled Vehicle Access (CVA) system to reduce traffic congestion.
The CVA regulated the entry and exit of vehicles within a delimited area, automatically calculating the length of stay and, based on this, adjusting the rate for access and parking occupancy. Despite this measure, driving around this walled city and finding a parking space that was not reserved exclusively for residents could be a challenge. The lack of spaces also deterred tourists from visiting Valletta.
This Urbiotica success story in Malta consisted of implementing our urban parking guidance solution using parking space detection sensors in the Valletta ring road area.
CVA Technology Company Ltd, responsible for managing the city’s paid parking access scheme, decided to collaborate with Fastprk to alleviate existing parking problems. As a solution, sensors were installed in the Triq Marsamxett and Triq San Bastjan areas near the Auberge de Bavière, also known as part of the Valletta perimeter.
These sensors send real-time data on parking space occupancy to the Fastprk app, available for both iOS and Android, guiding drivers to the nearest available parking space. The Fastprk system uses wireless sensors that work with LoRa and Sigfox to detect the availability of each space and transmit this information to a central management platform. They are ideal for outdoor parking deployments.
- Reduced time spent looking for a parking space, allowing you to enjoy the city for longer.
- Reduction of traffic and CO2 emissions.
- Increased satisfaction for both tourists and residents.
- Increased parking revenues and more tourists.
