STREET NETWORK
Mölndalsvägen/Göteborgsvägen
Toltorpsgatan
The analysis shows Mölndalsvägen/Göteborgsvägen as being an overall highly central connection from Gothenburg to Mölndal, however the high values drop before the street reaches Mölndal center. There is potential in improving the interconnectedness of these streets to make them continuous strong links between the two city centers. This would also create well located opportunities for both cities to expand with new neighborhoods and city functions along the streets.
The analysis also hints at Toltorpsgatan’s potential to become a direct connection from Mölndals center to Linnéplatsen. Today, some redirections and gaps are disrupting it’s continuity. The higher values also do not reach Mölndal center.
Connecting streets on either side of the road also show much lower values, mirroring the experience of the site visit; the road is very much a distance one travels along, not one with many opportunities to interact with the surrounding. Additionally, there are long sections with few crossroads and few bridges to cross Mölndalsån. There is potential seen here in connecting the west side of the road to the bridges, as well as adding more bridges to improve the flow of traffic - improving the presence of Mölndalsån as well.
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There is potential in redirecting traffic along an existing, more direct course, but any widening straightening or future densifiaction along the road will be a bigger challenge along Toltorpsgatan because of its narrow nature and the residential plots lining it.
