The vision of a "City of Good Routes" provides concepts for dense urban structures in which the possibilities for changing places with different means of transport are already integrated. This includes a mixture of public transport to cover the most frequent transport links and private transport for connections whose lower demand do not justify the cost of regular public transport.
Transport users and their choice of means of transport will be guided according to existing traffic conditions in order to avoid oversteering, which would result in a congestion of the recommended alternative connection. Individualised means of transport have to assume the idea of shared use. The nearest possible stop or parking space for a public or individual means of transport should be within minimal walking distance. Homes ought to remain within easy reach for delivery traffic for the transportation of goods.
Wherever the demand for public transport is high, the possibilities for removing traffic from street level, for instance to lower or higher grounds (e.g. tunnels) should be considered, seeking to relieve public spaces of traffic.
At any time, destinations ought to be accessible in attractive, low-emission, social and inclusive ways. City connections will be integrated within the cityscape, no longer having a separating effect. In addition, it must be ensured that all means of transport are based on full-cost accounting, allocating external costs according to the "cost-by-cause" principle.
If habits in the use of certain means of transport change, adaptive routes will allow the infrastructure to be converted.
Prof. Vanessa Miriam Carlow, Institut für
Nachhaltigen Städtebau
Prof. Bernhard Friedrich, Institut für
Verkehr und Stadtbauwesen
Prof. Markus Henke, Institut für
Elektrische Maschinen, Antriebe und Bahnen
Prof. Dirk Mattfeld, Institut für
Wirtschaftsinformatik
Prof. Jörn Pachl, Institut für
Eisenbahnwesen und Verkehrssicherung
Prof. Thomas Siefer, Institut für Verkehrswesen, Eisenbahnbau
und -betrieb
Prof. Thomas S. Spengler, Instiutt für
Automobilwirtschaft und Industrielle Produktion
Prof. Dr. Michael Wistuba, Institut für
Straßenwesen