Since 2019, our EXPERI research group in Berlin has been scientifically monitoring and analyzing the “transport transition as a social-ecological real-life experiment”. The focus of our interdisciplinary group is on the social and spatial aspects of urban mobility. In our collection of ideas “Impulses for the urban transport transition”, you will find brief insights into key research findings and a total of 18 proposals for the future design of transformation processes in the area of mobility and transport.
The Expert Advisory Council for Climate Protection in Mobility advised the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport during the 20th legislative period. At the meeting on 14 June, an intensive exchange took place with Federal Minister Dr. Wissing, which resulted in suggestions for further work on climate protection in transport, particularly with regard to acceptance, behaviour, communication and quality of life.
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.
Drivers have been annoyed by high fuel prices for weeks. The German government wants to take countermeasures. But it also wants to make "good old" public transport more attractive through price incentives. Is that enough to keep Germany mobile?
"The already rising fuel prices in Germany have quickly climbed to unimagined heights since the war in Ukraine began. Many complain about the effects, others see opportunities for the traffic transition. (...)"
The attack on Ukraine makes rapid energy savings necessary. In their position paper, Sophia Becker and Ortwin Renn from the IASS focus on energy consumption. With the right incentives, consumption can be reduced without creating problematic social burdens.
How can urban spaces be designed to strengthen active mobility and the amenity quality of places? Julia Jarass talks about her experiences and insights for the Weltverbesserer-Podcast.
19.11.2021 – 11.02.2022 14:00 – 15:00 Have you ever wanted to use your academic expertise to inform climate-related policies? Learn how you can start, and hear experts’ personal experiences! In this online...