VMo4Orte: Modelling the impacts of urban redesign on mode choice and traffic flow

Abstract

The poster presents results of the work package "City and surrounding region" of the research project VMo4Orte. It presents the research steps of the analysis of urban redesign measures with the aim of traffic calming in a study area in the city of Berlin, Germany. The street redesign measures include among other things modal filters and protected bike lanes. The results of a simulation with an agent-based, microscopic travel demand and traffic flow model show that the measures lead to a decrease of car-traffic and to an increase in public transport, walking and biking. The traffic flows show a 30% reduction of traffic volume on the secondary roads and to a 10% reduction on main roads. Further, the mobility lab is presented, a tool which is used for the communication of research results. The advantages of transdisciplinary work are highlighted.