Abstract
Globally, cities are being confronted with numerous challenges, as traffic congestion, urban sprawl, and poor living quality. Transit-oriented development is a prominent solution considered to overcome major urban issues. There are various successful examples around the globe in TOD experiments. However, different interpretations of this concept lead to difficulties of conducting TOD. Implementation of TOD is realized on different scales, varying from macro to micro. This thesis research focuses on micro-scale implementation which refers to neighborhood scale. Therefore, optimal connectivity in a neighborhood called Neighborhood mobility is the focus of this study context which aims to believe that a solution to the complex Urban Issues lies in our immediate living environment. With the new trend of mobility, transit stations in the neighborhood are rather used as mobility hubs or combined with other mobility offers. Therefore, as part of mobility concept in neighborhood, mobility stations act as an image of innovative transit development. Many people are increasingly using mobility offers that best suit their situation and combine various transport modes flexible with each other. These models are called multimodal or intermodal of mobility. These mobility offers include mostly sharing means of transportation like Car Sharing and Bike Sharing integrated in different ways. Emerging practices of mobility, especially multimodal mobility has become more and more widespread in Germany or neighboring European countries, which is emphasized in this thesis. Furthermore, it is identified, whether the neighborhood mobility plan is serving only the residents living around this neighborhood or has an effect on urban area too. To understand both the cases, two best practices in each case is explained. So, detail overview study of well operating mobility station ‘SWITCHH’ developed in Hamburg, Germany to understand the success factor and the method of integration in the existing neighborhoods. For the second case to understand the neighborhood mobility plan focusing only on its residents; ‘Seestadt Aspern’ developed in Vienna is reviewed. This is a successful example to understand the integration of mobility plans in a newly developed neighborhood. To investigate the success factor, a method to approach from concept level to development level and other criteria’s; expert interviews are conducted from the team of mobility concept developers. The research is divided into three main categories. Firstly, explaining ‘Emerging Practices’ with definitions of different new trends for overcoming various challenges around the globe. Secondly, by ‘Learning lessons’ from best practices and interviewing Experts in this field and the last part of future experiments in section ‘Future Lab’ where these learnings and Challenges are demonstrated together to form recommendations for future proposals. After the introductory part, Case study and interviews; the approach is to work for future Lab. At this stage, Challenges which are basis of this thesis study; Learnings which are currently happening; and findings which are recommendations from expertise are collect¬ed together to form a catalogue. The method of catalogue preparation will be according to Lehnerer in his publication- ‘Grand Urban Rules’ (Lehnerer, 2009). It is a type of coding method for names and derivation formula to show relation with each one of the categories. This Catalogue covers the categories of measures needed for sustainable mobility in neighborhood under three main aspects. Three main aspects responsible behind well-developed neighborhood are- Infrastructure, Services and access to Public transport. Further integrating these key elements from catalogue help to create the new future proposal. A design model under three different criteria is made and interpret the level of inte¬grating the key elements. Thus, in this future lab of experiments, the successful recommendations are delivered to fulfill the goals and objectives of neighborhood mobility concept.
