Traffic and transport within a big city like Berlin have to be well planned. The needs of the city residents, commuters, tradesmen and tourists are continually changing - and so does the flow of traffic.
Berlin's urban transportation development plan ("Stadtentwicklungsplan Verkehr") sets the course for a modern mobility policy in Berlin for the coming years. This integrated transportation strategy considers the mobility needs of all traffic participants. For the purpose of a sustainable transport development the integrated transport strategy serves as a political framework for concrete measures.
All indications suggest that the individual transport in Berlin is likely to continue within the next 10 to 15 years despite the stagnant growth of population. The urban transportation development has to meet these changed mobility needs of the population. Furthermore, the urban transport development has to fulfill different criteria: economic efficiency, social justice and environmental safety.
The urban transportation development plan gives the answers to important questions such as: Which ÖPNV-lines (public transport network) are to be further developed? Where to increase the frequency of transport services? And how to create equal mobility opportunities for all residents?
Elements of the integrated transportation strategy:
Mission and objectives
All transportation projects of Berlin follow the mission and the objective of the integrated transportation strategy. The effects and consequences will be simulated and estimated prior to the planning phase. The objective is to steer traffic in the right direction.
Current, medium and long-term traffic forecasts
Current, medium and long-term traffic forecasts are not only interesting for the planning. It is also important for the residents to be informed as soon as possible about the future development of Berlin's traffic flows.
Action programme
You can find out more about the measures being taken to achieve the objectives of the urban transportation development programme within the area of the action programme.
Implementation/progress reports
This part of the urban transportation development plan explains which infrastructure projects have been implemented in the last years. It gives a view of how the integrated transport strategy is implemented.
