Strategic Planning for Urban

Places and Pedestrian Mobility

Dipl.-Ing. Angelika WINKLER

Vienna City Administration,

Urban Development and Planning

May 16th 2013

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Public space and its functions

Public space and its functions

Mobility Behaviour

Projects and strategies

Mobility in Vienna

Evaluation of achievement of objectives

Main goal: shifting traffic to sustainable modes

Quelle: MA 18, eigene Darstellung

Puplic transport

Passenger cars

Bikes

On foot

2001

34% 35% 37% 39% 40%

36% 34% 29% 27% 25%

3% 4% 6% 6% 8%

27% 27% 28% 28% 27%

2006 2011 2012 Objective

2020

Increased use; changed needs

Public, private and commercial

interests compete

Increased attention from politicians

and experts

Important factor for satisfaction with

the residential / living conditions

Guaranteeing manifold functions and

high quality

New challenges to planning

public space

Walking invigorates

Walking relaxes and optimises

A city open to pedestrians

is a „livable“ city.

Walking: Advantages for the City

Walking allows you to

participate in urban life

Walking is good for your health

Bringing life to streets and plazas

brings security

Walking: advantages for

each and everybody

Security in public space: relations

Quality of life

Feeling good

Feeling safe

Busy and enlivened

Urban high

quality

spaces

Enlivened

public

spaces

Quality of

life in the

city

Feeling

good in

public

space

Simply

beeing

mobile

Just taking

a stroll

Move

safely and

linger

High identity

(whenmany)

Interdependencies:

Projects and strategies

Transport Master Plan 03/08

Urban Development Plan 2025

Compendium „Gender Mainstreaming“

Parking management

Advocate for pedestrians

New strategies

Masterplan „by foot“

Basic assessments/analyses and

participation of citizens

Shared space areas

Urban Develpoment Plan 2025

Preliminary Results from the process – intermediate

report from working groups:

Define priorities in public space: consider non-transit-functions

Steady proliferation of walking, cycling and public transport

(short trips), improve conditions for non motorised traffic in the

whole town

Changing the paradigm regarding obligatory parking spaces,

a new approach to parking management

Retaking public space,

making urban roads more

attractive places

Barrier free public space

Pilot activities

Shared space “Straße fair teilen”

Redistributing public space

Compendium Gender Mainstreaming

Gender Planning of spaces

on roads and plazas

Technical assessments of public space to

also consider gender aspects at level of

districts

Analysis of functions and social aspects of

public space

Analysis focused on target groups and

accordingly presentation of results to their

needs

Measures:

• Traffic safety

• Construction

• Traffic organisation and management

• Traffic calming

• Improving subjective perception

of safety and security

Masterplan „by foot“

Measures:

System of guidance and orientation

Public and targeted campaigns

Masterplan „by foot“ Masterplan „by foot“

A network for pedestrians

Criteria for determining

a network for pedestians

Hotspots of pedestrian traffic

Relations with a citywide importance

for pedestrians

Routes which link the network together

Connecting district(sub)centres and

PT-nodes

Routes which are attractive to walk,

e.g. Shopping streets, cultural highlights,

green spaces

Foto: Siemens

www.anachb.at

ITS – route planer also for pedestrians

Thank you for your attention!

Dipl.-Ing. Angelika WINKLER

Vienna City Administration,

Urban Development and Planning

May 16th 2013

in