In the city-state of Berlin we are responsible for the tasks of both the state ministry and the local administration. Our tasks range from the planning of the future transport to the best possible organisation of
today's transport by including all means of transport.
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Modern transport management needs reliable factual information. This includes mainly data on the development of transport infrastructure and the demand side of transport and traffic. At the same time, the data needs to cover costs and funding of transport measures as well as environmental information.
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The citizens' participation in the planning of infrastructure projects is of high priority in our society and plays an important role for Berlin.
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Pedestrians should have the possibility of getting through the capital without obstacles. With many measures our policy contributes to strengthen the pedestrians compared to the motorised traffic participants.
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Within the state of Berlin, we are the competent authority for the public transport network (
ÖPNV). Berlin's Local Transport Plan is an essential basis for the plannings within the ÖPNV.
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About 1,3 million motor vehicles are registered in Berlin. A major part of them move through the streets of the city every day. The management of this large volume of traffic has to be carefully planned.
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Commercial rail freight transport is a fundamental pillar of the German economy, and at the same time a great challenge for transport planning. While the efficiency of traffic routes and good traffic accessibilities are in the focus of commercial rail freight transport, the impacts on population and environment have to be considered simultaneously.
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Berlin has a long tradition as a railway junction (first sentence could be reworded. "as a railway junction" not clear. As a hub between East and West, the city has a prominent position in terms of long-distance rail transport within a united Europe.
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With more than 200.000 flights per year the capital region of Berlin is one of Germany's busiest airspaces. Berlin's urban development planning creates important framework conditions for air traffic control and planning.
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With the Road Safety Programme 2010, the Berlin urban development department has taken major steps to improve road safety.
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Our political planning and control benefits from the expertise of international and national transport research, and from many projects which we partly commissioned ourselves.
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The projects and programmes for mobility and road safety education are important elements of our work for more road safety. They aim at considerably reducing the number of road accident casualties.
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