Organised by the EXPERI research group, the symposium “The Transport Transition: Rethinking Urban Space" opened on 6 October 2022 at Place of Participation – a pop-up venue on Kurfürstendamm – attended by almost 100 guests and the EXPERI team.
This chapter is devoted to mobility in France and Germany. First, key mobility indicators for the two countries are presented. This shows that private motorised transport still dominates in both France and Germany. Despite many negative effects on the climate, but also on health and quality of life, no far-reaching measures have been adopted.
The online seminars of the project "Straßen für Menschen" (Streets for People) start the next round, this time around the topic of traffic experiments. On five dates in November and December, there will be inputs, discussions and best practice examples on a wide variety of topics from the field of traffic experiments.
Die interdisziplinäre Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe EXPERI lud Akteur*innen aus Forschung, Verwaltung, Stadt- und Mobilitätsplanung, Zivilgesellschaft und Wirtschaft zur Vorstellung der Zwischenergebnisse ein. Die Verkehrswende erfolgreich umzusetzen, bedeutet auch, die knappe Ressource des...
Dr Julia Jarass answers questions on the (re)design of public space, on local interventions using the example of Berlin and on dealing with reactions and feedback on real-world experiments.
The Digital Tuesday #21 of the Planersocietät was about quiet neighbourhoods and superblocks. Barcelona has become a model for many urban and transport planners worldwide. What can be learned from this concept and how can it be transferred to Germany?
Im interdisziplinären Forschungskolloquium werden Forschungsarbeiten aus dem Bereich der sozialwissenschaftlichen Mobilitätsforschung vorgestellt und gemeinsam konstruktiv-kritisch diskutiert. Bei laufenden Forschungsarbeiten liegt der Schwerpunkt auf Fragen der geplanten theoretischen und methodischen Herangehensweise,...
The government wants to relieve the burden on citizens with a 9-euro monthly ticket for buses and trains. However, free public transport would be easier to implement and more affordable.
A commentary from the perspective of sustainability research on the dispute over the expansion of Berlin's A100 motorway by Sophia Becker in the "Studio 9 Interview" on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
Should public transport be free of charge? Experience shows: Just because the bus costs nothing, far from all people stop using their cars.