Field of activity: "Mobility":
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Topic:
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Acceptability Supporting
Measures of Central Public Transport Interchanging point Main Station/Bicycle
Station Berliner Platz
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City: |
Münster |
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Field of activity: |
Mobility Regulation Compatible
with Urban Functions
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Project description:
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Acceptability supporting measures for the cycle station (byke parking station)
at the main station supports the measures of environment friendly transport,
an objective of prime importance in Münster's transport development
plan. The main station is a focal point for public transport. The
potential for transport interchange are going to be strengthened at
this point. One of the objectives is to increase the the amount of bicycles
used when changing modes of transport, particularly among commuters. In
the immediate vicinity of the bicycle parking station, the implementation of
other means of environment friendly transport will be made
more attractive by renovating the station's forecourt (rearrangement of the
bus stops and improving the waiting rooms for pedestrians).
The bicycle parking station was opened in June 1999. The concept for
acceptibility supporting measures also contained suggestions for the periods
prior and after the opening.
Prior to the opening, the project was extensively portrayed in a brochure
for the citizens and those with a special interest in the topic. This was
supplemented by a web site on the bicycle parking station. Public relations led
to the station being widely accepted by the potential users even before the
opening. Due to advertising and communicative political measures but also the
outer appearance of the bicycle station itself, more than 80% of the parking
facilities are occupied just one year after opening. Among other matters, the
general public is discussing an optimisation of opening times at present. The
second phase of the project consider the conditions of usage and
acceptance since the opening of the bicycle parking station and its
surroundings.
On the basis of the exemplary impact an "Initiative Berliner Platz"
was established which is targeted at the marketing and facelifting of the
railway station's surroundings. This initiative has meanwhile presented
indepent proposals.
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Current status: |
The final report for the
second phase has been completed. The City Council is planning to make further
recommendations to the builders and management.
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Interactivity: |
Acceptability analysis of the mobility headquarters
"mobilé"
Acceptability analysis of the car-sharing off
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Contact: |
Andreas Thiel, tel. +49-251-492-6180, Office of Town Planning
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Contractors: |
Blomeyer & Milzkott,
Association for Public Relations in Town Planning, Berlin; highstandArt,
Office for Communication and Design, Münster
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Duration: |
1998 - 2000 |
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Additional Information: |
www.muenster.de/stadt/radstation/index.html
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