TUM Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning

🚧 New Publication 🧠🌳 From Car-Dependent to Public Space Enthusiasts: How can a typology of attitudes help to understand social acceptance of street space reallocation projects? The open-access article by Julia Schreibmüller, Simone Aumann, Sebastian Preiß, and Julia Kinigadner just published in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Elsevier explores explanatory factors of attitudes towards the transformation of urban streets - a key element for advancing sustainable urban mobility and livability. Drawing from in-depth interviews and guided conversations in two Munich neighborhoods, we developed a typology, resulting in seven types of attitudes: 🚲 The Car-Independent – happily mobile with alternative transport modes 🚗 The Car-Dependent – reliant on car use and on-street parking 🌳 The Tree Advocates – prioritizing greenery and climate adaptation 🫶 The Public Space Enthusiasts – seeking space to meet, play, and connect 🔇 The Noise Sensitive – valuing peace and quiet above all ♻️ The Change Supporters – actively advocating for climate-conscious mobility 🛑 The Status-Quo Satisfied – content with the current car-centric setup each revealing unique needs, fears, and preferences regarding public space and mobility. Our findings highlight:  🔹 that green infrastructure and shared mobility hubs increase acceptance for most types 🔹 how the transformed public spaces and new uses as well as distributional fairness are perceived differently among the types and influence acceptance 🔹 the cross-type importance of targeted communication and co-creation to satisfy divergent needs This research is part of the “aqt” project within the MCube - Munich Cluster for the future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research. 📖 Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/daXt4rsa #StreetExperiments #MobilityTransition #PublicSpace #UrbanTransformation #MobilityResearch #15MinuteCity #UrbanPlanning #TransportPolicy

🎬🚦 Kinoabend & Publikumsgespräch: "Der automobile Mensch" am 29. April im Munich Urban Colab 🚗 Das eigene Auto ist für viele Menschen noch immer unverzichtbar – Feinstaub, Flächenverbrauch, Umweltverschmutzung hin oder her. Warum fällt der Verzicht so schwer? Und warum ist das E-Auto keine Lösung? Diesen und vielen anderen Fragen zum Mobilitätsverhalten geht der österreichische Raumplaner, Filmemacher und Publizist Reinhard Seiß in seinem neuen Dokumentarfilm „Der automobile Mensch – Irrwege einer Gesellschaft und mögliche Auswege“ nach. 📽 Im Rahmen der MCube Speaker Series "Zukunft der Mobilität" laden wir zusammen mit der Munich Urban Colab Reihe "Inspiration & Talk" zur exklusiven Filmvorführung & Diskussion! 📅 Wann? 29. April, 18.00 - 20.00 Uhr 📍 Wo? Munich Urban Colab, Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5, 80797 München 🍿 Popcorn gibt’s von unserem Partner ZUKUNFT NAHVERKEHR 🙏 Nach dem Film sprechen wir mit dem Regisseur und weiteren Expertinnen über die Frage: Wie kommen wir aus der Mobilitätsfalle heraus? 🎤 Mit: 🔹 Reinhard Seiß – Regisseur, Stadtplaner, Publizist 🔹 Isabel Strehle – Leiterin Verkehrs- und Bezirksmanagement, Landeshauptstadt München 🔹 Dr. Julia Kinigadner – Technische Universität München, Deputy Director for Science MCube - Munich Cluster for the future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions Moderation: Sabine Hansky & Oliver May-Beckmann ➡ 🎟 Meldet euch jetzt an – begrenzte Kapazität! https://lnkd.in/dVtSsaCc ___ “Zukunft der Mobilität” ist eine Vortragsreihe von MCube - Munich Cluster for the future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions | Technische Universität München | TUM Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning und Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum - dieses Mal zusammen mit unseren Partnern der Munich Urban Colab "Inspiration & Talk" Reihe 📣

🌍🚶♂️🚴♀️ I had an amazing time at the Empowering Urban Transitions: Accessibility by Proximity in the 15-Minute City symposium hosted by TUM Accessibility Planning. So many great ideas and conversations about creating better cities for people! Highlights for me included Marco Te Brömmelstroet’s powerful talk on the limits of infinite infrastructure growth on a finite planet, and the insights from Carlos Moreno and Catherine Arod-Gall on turning the 15-Minute City into reality in #Paris. Truly inspiring work! There were so many inspiring topics and concepts to bring into my new role at Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) Metropolregion München. Bauausstellung. Huge thanks to George Liu PhD and the TUM Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning team for organizing this event. It was also so nice to reconnect with former colleagues.🌟 #15MinuteCity #UrbanMobility #Sustainability Fotocredit Martha Sainsbury

Last week I has honored to present at yet another absolutely extraordinary event by TUM Accessibility Planning, the Symposium on Empowering Urban Transitions: Accessibility by Proximity in the 15-Minute City (March 26, 2025). From the deeply thought provoking presentations and highly stimulating discussions I highlight the clear evidence on loss of proximity brought to us by Thomas Straatemeier, the extraordinary idea of proximity as a commons by Enrica Papa, the end of the road (or is it just a turn we should not miss?) by Marco Te Brömmelstroet, and the idea of Proxilience by Carlos Moreno and Catherine Arod-Gall, amongst many others (Benjamin Büttner,Maximilian Jäger, George Liu PhD, Derek Halden, Yusak Susilo, Simon Battisti). The sessions were punctuated by short extracts for the amazing book by Antonio Ferreira, "Mobilities in a Turbulent Era". This amazing outline was brought together and brilliantly moderated by Benjamin Büttner and his team @TUM Accessibility Planning. My intervention developed a short reflection on a research agenda for Proximity-centred Accessibility futures (which you can find summarized in one of the figures attached). This symposium was the perfect setting to kick of the #UNLOCK15 project supported by Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, coordinated by Benjamin Büttner. #15MinuteCity #Placemaking #UrbanFutures #UNLOCK15 📸by Martha Sainsbury

Another good week for Driving Urban Transitions Partnership funded project #unlock15. We had an opportunity to participated in Empowering Urban Transitions: Accessibility by Proximity in the 15-Minute City hosted by TUM Accessibility Planning where we had an opportunity to present recent outputs from DREAMS project, and then followed by our first in-person #unlock15 consortium meeting in Augsburg and in Munich #davemos #UrbanMobility #15MinuteCity #Accessibility #dreams with Benjamin Büttner, David Duran Rodas, George Liu PhD, Lea S. Z., Catherine Arod-Gall, Diego Sanchez, Cecília Silva, Antonio Ferreira, Els Beukers, Job Oberman, Christoph Kirchberger, Paula, Georgia Charalampidou, Roman Klementschitz, Johannes Keller and Pawan Shambhu Singh from Augsburg City. photo credits : Martha Sainsbury (for Empowering Urban Transition event) and #unlock15 team members.

Our morning at the 🚶♂️🚲 Empowering Urban Transitions: Accessibility by Proximity in the 15-Minute City🚶♂️🚲 Symposium has been packed with insightful discussions! We kicked off with Benjamin Büttner and Maximilian Jäger Driving Urban Transitions Partnership setting the stage, followed by Thomas Straatemeier on national accessibility goals in the Netherlands. Antonio Ferreira shared a thought-provoking book reading before Cecília Silva and Enrica Papa challenged us to rethink accessibility futures. Closing the morning, Benjamin Büttner & George Liu PhD explored how to unlock the 15-minute city. 🥗🥙After a well-deserved lunch, we’re looking forward to an afternoon filled with more engaging talks, including: 🔹 George Liu PhD (TUM) & Derek Halden (DHC Loop Connections) on urban transition pathways 🔹 Yusak Susilo (BOKU Vienna) on live-work-play in our cities 🔹 Simon Battisti (Qendra Marrëdhënie) on scaling school streets in Albania 🔹 Marco Te Brömmelstroet (University of Amsterdam) on what’s next for mobility 🔹 Catherine Arod-Gall & Carlos Moreno (IAE Paris-Sorbonne) on the evolution of the 15-minute city 🔹 A Fishbowl Discussion to close the day, moderated by Benjamin Büttner (TUM) 📸by Martha Sainsbury

IT'S A MATCH! 🙌 Warum mir meine Arbeit Spaß macht? Weil ich zusammen mit den besten Kolleg*innen im MCube - Munich Cluster for the future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions Etwas bewegen kann! In MCube WiPa - Wirksame Beteiligung für Mobilitätsinnovationen - hatten wir am vergangenen Dienstag einen großartigen Workshop mit den WiPa-Beteiligungsexpert*innen und engagierten Vertreter*innen aus den MCube Innovationsprojekten 🚗 ComfficientShare Brian Dietermann Nico Nachtigall 🧑💻 DatSim Fabian Schuhmann Wolfgang Kieslich 🛺 ReFuMoLab @Ulrich Glöckl Isabella Waldorf Florian Dietrich Sina-Marie Rupp 📲 MobiPionier Helena Gartmeier Allister Loder Aaron Nichols 🛝 MOSAIQ Stefanie Ruf Mareike Schmidt Simone Aumann Julia Schreibmüller Wir konnten die Partizipationsbedarfe der Innovationsprojekte mit der Expertise & dem Know How unseres WiPa-Teams matchen und haben den Grundstein für unsere Zusammenarbeit in MCube Phase II gelegt 🚀 Danke an den besten Co-Lead Matthias Grundei und unsere WiPa-Enthusiast*innen: Hochschule München – Fakultät für Design, Landeshauptstadt München – Mobilitätsreferat, USP Projekte GmbH, Hans Sauer Stiftung, experience consulting GmbH, intrestik, PB Consult GmbH, Deutsches Museum, Mehr Demokratie e.V. Fotos Matthias Grundei

🚨 Calling all Greek students ! Your Monday evening just got smarter! 🔗 tinyurl.com/eceuop18325 📣 Webinar: From IoT to Smart Mobility - Advanced Tech Solutions for People with Disabilities 📅 Monday, April 7, 2025 | 17:00 – 19:00 🎟 Organized by: ESDA LAB - Embedded Systems Design and Applications Laboratory, as part of the European project InclusiveSpaces. 💡 Why attend? ✅ Discover cutting-edge tools and next-gen technologies for smart, accessible cities. ✅ Hear from industry experts about how innovations like Geofencing, IoT, and Smart Navigation enhance independent mobility for individuals with disabilities—and beyond. 🗣 Speakers: ✅ Dr. Stavros Tsantzalis (TOBEA / Seatrac) ✅ Alessio Coroneo (SWARCO) ✅ MSc. Eng.Konstantinos Antonopoulos (Embedded Systems Design and Applications Laboratory - ESDA LAB, University of Peloponnese) 📝 Register now: 👉 tinyurl.com/eceuop183251 #AssistiveTech #IoT #SmartMobility #Accessibility

💜 Walking the Talk: Women Leading the Future of Mobility 💜 A huge congratulations to Dr. Ulrike Jehle on the successful defense of her PhD thesis on "User-specific walking accessibility. Addressing the mismatch between calculated and perceived walking accessibility measures" on 12 February! 🎓 Ulrike’s research sheds light on the critical gap between technical accessibility measures and how people actually perceive walkability—an essential step toward more inclusive and user-centered mobility planning. Her PhD was co-supervised by Prof. Gebhard Wulfhorst and Prof. Frank Witlox, with Prof. Klaus Bogenberger chairing the examination. Beyond academia, Ulrike has already made a remarkable impact: she co-founded Plan4Better with Dr. Elias Pajares and Majk Shkurti bringing cutting-edge accessibility tools to planners. Now, she embarks on an exciting new chapter, joining the Mobility Department of the Landeshauptstadt München to implement walking policies that make our hometown Munich more walkable and livable. On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate Ulrike’s achievements and the contributions of women driving change in urban mobility. Wishing her all the best on this new journey! 📚 Read her insightful research here: 🔗Ulrike Jehle, Cara Coetzee, Benjamin Büttner, Elias Pajares & Gebhard Wulfhorst (2022): Connecting people and places: Analysis of perceived pedestrian accessibility to railway stations by Bavarian case studies. https://lnkd.in/eBG-mKtb 🔗Louis Merlin & Ulrike Jehle (2023): Global interest in walking accessibility: a scoping review. https://lnkd.in/eMcBV9JR 🔗Ulrike Jehle, María Teresa Baquero Larriva, Mahtab BaghaiePoor & Benjamin Büttner (2024): How does pedestrian accessibility vary for different people? Development of a Perceived user-specific Accessibility measure for Walking (PAW). https://lnkd.in/d8GNa4Bj #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay #WomeninMobility