On December 4, Stuttgart City Council decided to introduce and expand parking space management in six city districts. This is a further step towards organizing the parking situation in residential areas, relieving traffic congestion and supporting the goals of the city's climate mobility plan.
As part of the decision, the additional areas 2027 and 2028 will be included in the parking management system. Parking management combines the management of public parking spaces with resident parking regulations. It ensures that residents can find a parking space more easily and that parking by other people in residential areas is reduced. The state capital has been using this instrument since 2011 and currently manages more than 40,000 public parking spaces.
In total, around 8,700 additional public parking spaces can be managed with resident parking regulations. The introduction will be staggered to October 1, 2027 and April 1, 2028.
New and expanded areas
Bad Cannstatt
Birkach and Plieningen
Stuttgart-North
Untertürkheim
Vaihingen
Stuttgart parking space management as a basis
The basis for planning is Stuttgart's current parking management system, which is also anchored in overarching concepts such as the climate mobility plan. The road traffic regulations, which will be amended in October 2024, will also give local authorities more scope to introduce preventive parking management in order to counteract impending parking pressure at an early stage and larger sub-areas can be created.
The implementation of the new levels will require additional staff at the Public Order Office (particularly in traffic monitoring), the Civil Engineering Office and the City Treasurer's Office. This will be decided as part of the 2026/2027 job plan process. Funding is also required for the procurement and installation of new parking ticket machines. These machines are state-of-the-art and enable digital license plate entry and cashless payment, among other things.
The funds for material costs, planning services and investments will be included in the 2026/2027 double budget. The expected revenue will exceed the necessary expenditure in the medium term. There are also plans to further evaluate and improve existing parking areas.
An important step towards sustainable mobility
Parking space management contributes to more order in the streets and to a reduction in traffic-related emissions. According to calculations by the city administration, the additional measures can save around 600 tons of CO₂ per year. The expansion that has now been decided is therefore another important step on the road to sustainable mobility in Stuttgart.
