How the various measures to transform the Graefekiez are perceived by children was determined in the SensorKids project, where children participated as co-researchers. They were not only surveyed but also actively participated, e.g. by conducting various measurements.
Credit:
Sandra Iwasieczko, 2024
Researchers from the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology use noise monitoring stations for measurement
Using the simulations solutions TAPAS and SUMO several different scenarios were evaluated regarding noise development
To obtain objective, quantitative data on the effects of traffic calming in Graefekiez, noise measurements have been conducted over an extended period. Researchers from the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology installed three noise measurement stations on the facades of residential buildings in Schönleinstraße, Graefestraße, and Böckhstraße.
Simulations were also developed to quantify various scenarios and their impacts on mobility and traffic in the Graefekiez. Two simulation programs developed by DLR were used: TAPAS, an agent-based demand model that determines the mobility of a population, and SUMO, a microscopic traffic flow simulation that represents the traffic behavior of individual vehicles.
Three simulation scenarios were then created, and their impacts calculated: initially with the currently implemented redesign measures, then with the removal of half the parking spaces and the introduction of parking management (€1 per hour), and finally, the removal of all parking spaces with the possibility of parking only in surrounding parking garages, a parking fee of €2 per hour, and the reduction of speed within the Graefekiez to walking pace.
