Traffic and urban planning measures to rededicate traffic areas for motorized traffic in favor of active mobility and a sustainable urban settlement structure with a high quality of life. The environment and people-friendly city of tomorrow is characterized by a high sojourn quality. One way to achieve this is to reduce motorized individual traffic, which has a significant negative impact on this quality through exhaust fumes and noise, in favor of strengthening the active modes of running and cycling. Active mobility has been proven not only to promote individual well-being, it lowers the level of stress and helps to avoid many diseases. Studies also show that increasing the share of walking and cycling also benefits the local economy. In addition, walking and cycling protect the environment, are cheaper than driving a car and are therefore open to almost all population groups. What other approaches are there to strengthen active mobility? And how can they be implemented within specific, existing urban structures? The project “MUV - Measures for the reallocation of traffic areas” is investigating these questions. Project The main objective of the MUV project is to develop guidelines for local authorities that will provide them with support in the selection and implementation of measures to promote active mobility and improve the sojourn quality within their cities and communities. The focus lies on the following questions: • Which successful examples of measures for the redistribution and conversion of traffic areas are there in Germany and internationally? Which measures are particularly effective for the redistribution or rededication of traffic areas at the neighborhood level? • To what extent is a full or partial transfer of international concepts to German cities and especially to city districts or quarters possible? Which framework conditions are necessary or to be observed for this? • What opportunities and risks arise for the local economy such as retail, services and hospitality through the promotion of active mobility in the context of the conversion of traffic areas? • Which concepts can be applied as models to interested sample cities or individual quarters and implemented directly? • Which participation formats and opportunities are most effective in the planned implementation of renovation and traffic calming measures with a neighborhood-based approach? The work includes the preparation of suitable example implementations and their effects in the form of fact sheets, the preparation of feasibility studies for interested sample cities, the discussion of the results with experts and the development of guidelines in the form of a specialist brochure
Approach The following will be developed as part of the project: • Fact sheets on national and international redesign best practices • Fact sheet on the economic effects of reallocation or redistribution as a basis for argumentation • Fact sheet on methods and best practices for stakeholder participation • Feasibility studies of three ideas for reallocation or redistribution worked out together with three sample municipalities • A compilation of the results in a guideline for action after their discussion and plausibility check in a workshop with experts Contracting entity
• Umweltbundesamt
Partner • Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) • Planning Association Traffic PGV-Alrutz GbR (PGV) Project duration 10/2019 - 02/2022