Neubrandenburg's new traffic concept: alive instead of parking!

Neubrandenburg's new traffic concept: alive instead of parking!

Neubrandenburg, Deutschland - Today there is exciting news from Neubrandenburg! The future of the city center faces a change that puts people at the center of urban planning. Josephin Schielke, a 24-year-old student of the landscape architecture and grew up in Neubrandenburg, presented innovative ideas to improve urban quality of life in her bachelor thesis entitled "Free trip for foot and bike. According to Nordkurier , Schielke hopes for a lively discussion of her suggestions, inspired by cities like Copenhagen and New York.

Two central questions of their work are: What makes a city worth living? And how can this ideal be reconciled with the urban development of post -war modernism? Your clear answer: a city must be safe, healthy, lively and sustainable. According to their conviction, fewer cars promote quality of life. Around 10,000 cars in the city center of Neubrandenburg currently run every day, with over two thirds of the area. Here Schielke sees a need for action.

traffic concept with foresight

The traffic situation in the Neubrandenburg city center has some serious challenges. With 430 fee -based parking spaces over the earth and 540 in underground garages, car traffic could be drastically reduced to make room for pedestrians and cyclists. Schielke's proposal? The abolition of all above-ground parking spaces- with the exception of resident parking spaces- and strengthening cycling and foot traffic as well as local public transport. "The city should not be designed for cars, but for humans," says the renowned city planner Jan Gehl in a nutshell. He criticizes that many modern cities lose their human scale and instead are geared towards car traffic. In an interview, he explains that the recovery of street space for pedestrians and cyclists is decisive to improve urban quality of life. His principles for urban planning, which are recorded in Future Mobility , focus on promoting non-motorized transport and public space.

Schielke also calls for a new bus line with stopping points on the "marketplace" and "at the Marienkirche" in order to better connect the city center to the existing line network. In order to increase the safety of pedestrians, a continuous east-west pedestrian zone from the town hall to Treptower Tor is intended, supplemented by two bicycle speeds-one in east-west and one in north-south direction.

sustainable development and civic engagement

Another aspect that Gehl emphasizes is the need to actively involve citizens in the planning process. More encounter zones and meeting points could not only increase the attractiveness of the city center, but also boost trade activities. Gehl emphasizes that an attractive city is like a good party: "People stay longer than planned." Man should be at the center of urban development; A better design of public space is of central importance for this.

Schielke's concept also provides for the restriction of car traffic, with exceptions for residents, taxis, delivery traffic and people restricted mobility. In addition, car -free zones are to be created on the streets of Wartlaustraße, Behmenstraße and Dümperstrasse. The possibility of frames for bicycles and scooters on parking lots close to the city center round off their suggestions.

"With my bachelor thesis I would like to toast that we are thinking about the design and use of our city," said Schielke. Even if your ideas are initially just a mind game, you can be a first step into a greener and more human future in Neubrandenburg. In the words of Gehl: "A city should not be intended for cars, but for humans."