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COLOGNE AS A REALLIFE LABORATORY BEST PRACTICES AND TRAFFIC TRIALS
Transport transition, experienced live in the heart of Cologne
favour of pedestrians and cyclists. The project managers will de-
ces that are taking place, visitors have the opportunity to find out more
the heart of Cologne’s Old Town as part of polisMOBILITY.
Alongside the many polisMOBILITY trade fair events and the conferenabout various city-authority and private mobility projects in Cologne.
The mobility trade fair offers tangible insights into innovations, data and
trends in Cologne. How can city traffic be made more climate neutral?
What has been done in the region to improve charging infrastructure? And how does modern roadworks mapping look? From neighbour-
hood development about the latest developments in cycling to the
Best practices at a glance 1.
LSA: How the latest traffic light systems work / DiMAP:
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Automatic Roadwork Registration Cologne (ABK)
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digitalisation of city traffic – examples of best practice give trade visi-
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facilitate direct exchange with the relevant responsible experts on site.
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tors fascinating insights into a broad spectrum of mobility projects and
Traffic trials
The city’s transport planners are constantly examining how demand
for transport in Cologne can be managed in a more human-cen-
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tred and environmentally friendly way. Following careful considera-
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pre-implementation traffic trials, which focus on temporarily redis-
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tion and appropriate reviews, their concepts often feed into initial tributing the available transport space without rebuilding work. This
can include measures such as restricting or banning particular types of transport or expanding provision by promoting ecomobility.
In cramped yet highly frequented inner-city neighbourhoods, which
may be of international significance, the primary objective is to re-
duce flowing and stationary car traffic and to redistribute space in
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monstrate what this can look like in practice in Ehrenstraße and in
POLIS MOBILITY EXPERIENCE
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Digitalisation of municipal map-based junction data Introduction of a ride-sharing app in the public sector: opportunities and challenges
TALAKO – wireless charging for electric taxis
ParkPilot: digital parking management in Cologne-Nippes Old Town Traffic Routing Plan – attractive streets instead of cars
RingFrei – Cyclist-friendly redesign of the Cologne Ring
Friesenwall: Traffic space reallocation – Bicycle boulevard sets new standards for pedestrian and cycle traffic Cycle lanes on Aachener Straße
Fleischmengergasse bicycle boulevard
Bicycle boulevard on the north-south axis – Priority measure to improve the Neumarkt crossing
Ehrenstraße under the magnifying glass – attractive streets instead of cars I/D Cologne
Registration for the individual programme items is required: www.polis-mobility.com/bestpractice
