What can be done to improve conditions for micro mobility in urban mixed mode intersections through strategic documents?
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Architecture and planning beyond sustainability, MSc
Publicerad
2020
Författare
Beilin, Aleksej
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Sammanfattning
The purpose of this report was to investigate how planning instances in the city of Gothenburg,
Sweden, could help create better conditions for micro mobility in urban mixed mode intersections.
The results are most directly applied to Gothenburg, but the conclusions could be generalized
through a context analysis and attributed to other locations as well.
The methodology was to create feedback to strategic documents through a triangulation between
context analysis of theory, a case study and strategic documents concerning the case study. The
theory included basic traffic safety as well as flow theory, and urban planning theories concerning
new urbanism ideas and economical aspects linked to region growth. Among strategic documents
included were a regional plan, municipal comprehensive plans, municipal transport strategy, municipal
bicycle plan, multi municipal public transport plan, a detailed comprehensive plan and
national and municipal dimension standards.
The case study subject was of an urban mixed mode intersection located along Gothenburg’s
bicycle commuter network, in an area that was transitioning from industrial to mixed land use. The
intersection is between Mölndalsvägen, Fredrikdalsgatan and Sankt Sigfridsgatan, with the coordinates
57.683871N, 12.000128E.
The results showed that many structural problems encountered in the case study would have been
best solved in other scales, such as of an area or a region. An area scale can be appropriate to
dedicate space for transport corridors and decide the priority, between modes of transport, within
them. Frequency and type of connection, between transport corridors, can preferably also be
solved in an area scale, through placement and design of intersections, stations and parking. If
transport corridors and their connection can’t handle expected flows, it is suggested that either a
budget for grade separation is given, or a limitation of flow type or destinations is created. Guidance
for which of these strategies is applicable where, can be given from a region scaled document.
In the case of Gothenburg, working more with area scaled documents, and giving them more power
is highly recommended. A stronger infrastructural basis in Gothenburg’s comprehensive plan is
also suggested, to know where different transport strategies are applicable.