Make optimal use of BMDV funding for mobility stations

Digitally upgrade your infrastructure!

On September 27, 2023, the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) published a new call for funding as part of the “Digitization of Municipal Transport Systems” funding guidelines. The funding totals 12 million euros and is limited to small and medium-sized communities in structurally weak regions with a maximum of 50,000 inhabitants. You can submit application as a short project outline until October 11, 2023

What is funded?

Funding is provided for the construction and expansion of mobility stations , which make a significant contribution to the networking of municipal transport services.

Investment expenditure in particular can be supported as part of the construction or expansion of mobility stations.
These include, for example: expenses for awarding contracts, equipping the mobility station, digital components, connection to the power and communications network, purchase of vehicles, planning expenses, construction expenses as well as consulting and personnel expenses.

Information about funding:

  • Minimum investment: €50,000
  • Funding rate: 65-80%
  • Application via project outline by October 11th, 2023.
    Sketch should include: actual status and planned scope of construction/expansion; Contribution of the project to a networked and sustainable transport system; Contribution to the digitization of the transport offering (digitization component)
Eligible to apply are:
  • Cities, towns, districts
  • Special purpose associations
  • Companies and other businesses
  • Municipally run facilities
  • Transport associations
  • Joint projects of the partners eligible to apply

Use the BMDV funding for, for example:

At a mobility hub , people with different means of transport come together, can switch to others, share or charge, but can also use various services. Who e.g. For example, if you ride a bike and switch to public transport, you need a secure bike box and a storage compartment for equipment such as a helmet, rain jacket, etc.

Ideally, everything can be booked and reserved via a central system. For example, more and more cities and municipalities at relevant junctions in the form of modern bike+ride facilities that can be managed centrally and reserved via app.

comfortable change
between means of transport

reduced CO2 emissions

less congestion and more efficient traffic flow

no need to search for a parking space
or long walks

Reserve a bike box

Digitally upgrade new bicycle boxes or existing boxes

  • Safe storage of bicycles in bicycle boxes (individual or collective boxes)
  • Charging options for e-bikes
  • boxes with an electromechanical locking system to control them digitally
  • Easy reservation, management and opening of the bicycle boxes with your smartphone
  • New installation via partner possible

Digitally reserve lockers for helmets, jackets, bags, etc


  • Open compartments of luggage stations/
  • Solution for storage, exchange or as a rental model
  • Retrofitting existing systems
  • New installation via partner possible
Bicycle collective locking system modern

Sharing bicycles

  • Collection boxes for bicycles – controlling access (locks)
  • Rental of e-bikes by municipalities
  • Inexpensive solution for safe parking of several bicycles
  • Provision of mobility stations together with intelligent parking barriers at public transport stops
  • Retrofitting existing systems 
  • New installation via partner possible

Easily manage your mobility station

With Book-n-Park we offer you the basic digital infrastructure for your future-proof mobility hub ! The system can be adapted and combined to suit your needs and can be easily integrated into existing applications such as citizen apps.

Control, manage and monitor  all access to your mobility station centrally. This includes not only bicycle boxes, but also parking spaces, charging stations for electric cars, barriers, roller shutters, doors, bicycle boxes or locking systems - without the issuing of keys, tokens or chip cards.

With Book-n-Park as the central management system for your mobility station, you always have an overview of all access points to your This includes not only bicycle boxes, but also parking spaces, charging stations for electric cars, barriers, roller shutters, doors, bicycle boxes or locking systems - without the issuing of keys, tokens or chip cards. Reservations can be made conveniently via smartphone or PC.

Parking space management via smartphone

Request an individual offer for your municipality now!

Frequently asked questions about mobility hubs with Book-n-Park

With Book-n-Park, parking spaces can be protected against unauthorized access, i.e. especially against third-party parkers. Use by authorized drivers can be limited in time. The booking, optional payment, management and release is conveniently done via smartphone or PC.

Yes. With the Book-n-Park portal you can combine ALL Book-n-Park devices with each other, ie you can let your users choose, for example, whether they book individual parking spaces or prefer to drive to a restricted area.

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution is regularly further developed. New features are then automatically available the next time they are called up via the web browser, so that no software or app updates are necessary. Green Mobility Solutions GmbH monitors the devices (e.g. barriers, bicycle boxes, barriers) and informs the operator in the event of a failure.

for free

Fixed price levels

  • Basic price: one-off price per reservation (optional)
  • Price per time unit (e.g. 1€/hour)
  • Maximum price: maximum price per reservation

 

Prices per flexible time unit

Example:

Parking duration 0 – 1 hour: €1
Parking duration 2 – 5 hours: €3
Parking duration 5 – 10 hours: €10

Book-n-Park is implemented as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, ie it can be used via any internet-enabled device. The administration can be done on the desktop PC, the facility manager can control devices on site with a tablet and the travelers can book the parking spaces via smartphone, all without installing software or apps. After activation, the full functionality is immediately available. This also eliminates the need to purchase, operate and maintain your own server.

There are the following licenses:

  • SmartRemote
  • SmartRemote+
  • SmartCampus
  • WhiteLabel

With a license you get access to the Book-n-Park portal as a reservation manager and can use it to handle your mobility management, ie depending on the license you can

  • centrally control the parking barriers (parking barriers, barriers, bollards, barrier chains,...),
  • Create reservation links for your customers (eTicket),
  • Allow reservations via the Book-n-Park portal for closed user groups (booking only possible after entering a password),
  • allow reservations through the Book-n-Park portal for all Book-n-Park users,
  • Restrict reservations by time (e.g. by day of the week, time of day, etc.),
  • deposit reservations with prices,
  • manage additional reservation managers,
  • Structure your parking areas according to local and organizational requirements.
 

Included in every license is:

  • Support via email or phone
  • Application hosting in German data centers
  • Processes according to GDPR
  • easy and constant provision of updates
  • Monitoring of the required communication infrastructure
  • proactive information through support in the event of a low battery level or other problems