Werkstatt-Stadt
 

Mobile stations for transferring to environmentally-friendly means of transport

Münster „münster.mobil“

(North-Rhine Westphalia)

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Context

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Image: Mobilstation

Photography: Oliver Niermann, BBR

With its solitary location in Münsterland, the City of Münster is confronted with large numbers of commuters every day.

With the help of mobile stations, it should be made easier for commuters to transfer to public, environmentally-friendly means of transport, since the inner-city parking facilities are already heavily used.

 

Project description

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Image: Witterungsfeste und abschließbare Fahrradboxen

Photography: Oliver Niermann, BBR

In various locations in the city (suburb train stations, arterial roads), mobile stations have been installed as part of an extensive mobile system to make it easier for commuters to transfer to networked environmentally-friendly transport (trains, buses, bicycles, footways). At selected train stations, link points for this were created connecting to the very well-developed public transport system, weather-resistant bicycle boxes and cages were installed and free parking provided. The use of the bicycle stations is free and is being successively extended. An advice and administration office, centrally located at the bus station, has been opened as a central information point for the entire mobile concept.

 

Project chronology

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Jahr Ereignis
1991 Münster public transport assistance programme as a basis for planning
1993 Transport report for Münster
1995 Train stop "Münster-Zentrum Nord" is built with a mobile station; further mobile stations follow at arterial roads and suburb train stations
1996 Promotional days titled "mensch.mobil“ as a forum and congress
Since 1997 Supplementing and further development
 

Aims

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Image: Mobilstation mit PKW Parkplatz

Photography: Oliver Niermann, BBR

  • Significant reduction of motorised private transport
  • Strengthening the environmental association
  • Raising awareness of responsible environmentally sensitive transport usage
 

Types of measures

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Image: Mobilstation mit Taxistand

Photography: Oliver Niermann, BBR

  • Installation of the mobil.system (mobile stations, priority lanes etc.)
  • Setting up a mobility centre to provide service for transport customers
  • Creating and holding the "mobil.messe" fair for all means of transport in Münster
  • Intensified advertising and PR for the environmental association (mobil.image)
 

Innovations

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Image: Solaranlage auf Mobilstationsdach

Photography: Oliver Niermann, BBR

The mobile stations go beyond typical 'Park and Ride' systems, since they link several means of transport. The entire programme has a strong ecological intention and actively tries to spread the traffic flow in the city across different transport means.

 

Sources

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  • Kreft-Kettermann, Helga (1998): Münster mobil. Modellstadt für neue Mobilität (Model city for new mobility). In: Bundesbaublatt 8/1998; p. 58-60
 

Further information

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The project location can be directly translated into Google-maps. Project in Google-Maps

The projekt site ist to be found at postal code: 48151 - town: Münster - street: Weseler Straße, Kreuzung Umgehungsstraße (B51).

 

Protagonists

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Record inserted on 30.10.2006 by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR).

Last update: 24.02.2010