Street network

Mölndalsvägen/Göteborgsvägen

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.

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. Toltorpsgatan

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.

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.

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Toltorpsgatan Mölndalsvägen

The network betweenness analysis (5k, non-motorized) of the area today.

Delimitation for this section: Both streets are largely adapted for car use and there are several other aspects related to the street network causing that; There are qualities that affect a pedestrians movability, such as low variety of functions, no shield from weather and wide open spaces leaving one feeling exposed. Those are considered later on, in a closer scale in “Land use” and “Urban life”.

Mölndalsån

Göteborgsvägen

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STREET NETWORK

The two streets are widely different in character, which gives different amounts of leeway when it comes to changing the streets themselves and the structure surrounding them.

Mölndalsvägen/Göteborgsvägen

Dead ends have been connected to create better flow long and across the street as well as in the relation to the bridges over Mölndalsån. Crossroads have been simplified and there are now more pedestrian crossings, helping make the street more integrated.

Toltorpsgatan

Changes couldn’t be made to the same extent along Toltorpsgatan since the street itself is more narrow and it is lined with residential buildings. However, the biggest change that affects Toltorspgatan is located at the base of it, where one of three parallell streets have been removed in favour of new plots for densification. This way traffic is also concentrated.

The east-west connections are also strenghtened and concentrated to lead traffic between the two streets on either side of Safjället.

Mölndal center

Since the connections between the city centers are the focus area for the masterplan, limited amount of changes were made to Mölndal center itself. However, it goes to show that there is potential to improve the values of the center as well, using the connections of the two streets and potentiall other’s from sout and east, from outside the scopes of this masterplan.

Small means

Where possible, connecting/ adjusting streets that are already there, making more use of existing bridges and crossroads. Creating block structure

In addition to adding conncetions over the streets, adding a block structure along it as well, removing dead ends and creating better flow of traffic. Concentrating traffic

Deleating one of three roads at the base of Toltorpsgatan, making space for additional park and city area and concentrating traffic. Crossing the barriers

Crossing the barrier to allow for more straight connections and pedestrian friendly crossings, particullarly along Mölndalsvägen. Straightening

Aligning streets and connections to them as well as removing roundabouts, with the ambition of making more direct, simple connections.

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Current situation | Network betweenness 5k (Non-motorized)

Current situation | Angular Integration 5k (Non-motorized) Proposal | Angular betweenness 5k (Non-motorized)

Proposal | Angular integration 5k (Non-motorized) With the suggested changes the Network Betweenness analysis shows the two streets becoming more central and continuous where there were previous gaps. They become more direct lanes from Gothenburg to the heart of Mölndal. The same is true for the east-west connections.

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The Angular Integration analysis shows boh streets becoming notably more integrated, as well as carrying those values all the way towards Mölndal city center in the bottom right corner. Note the high centrality and integration at the crossroads where the four streets meet, as described in “Vision and masterplan”.

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STREET NETWORK

Public transport is necessary in cities that strive towards sustainable development. It makes it possible to create attractive cities where human lives are enhanced. In cities with extended public transport networks, more people have space to live, work and prosper.

Better use of resources is another benefit of good public transport, as car use is decreased and constraint on public roads is reduced. In cities with less cars, air quality is higher and therefore longer life expectancy. It is important that planning of new public transport comes early in the process as it can be hard to adjust afterwards. The area included in the masterplan is well covered by public transport. Several bus routes go along the main streets as well as a tram line. Despite that, during the attraction distance analysis of the proposed street network, it has been identified the weaker values where the distance to the public transport stops is longer than 200 meters.

In the proposal we add several bus stops along the existing bus routes, in locations where new buildings are added. The proposed change in street network includes a new street parallel to Göteborgsvägen. The proposal adds several bus stops along the street. The added public transport stops bring the proposed areas closer to the other functions and to each other.

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Current situation: Streets to public transport AD

Legend Existing bus stops Proposal: Streets to public transport AD

Legend Existing bus stops Added bus stops Proposal: Schematic

Legend Existing bus stops Added bus stops Primary street network Non motorized network Water Green structure