A1: Quick-Build-Strategy – accelerating the construction of cycle networks (German/English)

Safe and seamless cycle networks are the key factor for new mobility. However, in planning practice, the delivery of cycle networks takes many, often too many, years. What if it were possible to deliver seamless cycle networks within a few years? If the benefits for people were tangible quickly, immediately, even before the next local election? Not least due to the corona pandemic, quick implementation via pop-up cycle paths has received new impetus. At the same time, both local government officials as well as bicycle referendums are calling for a quicker pace all over Germany. What can local authorities and planners do to accelerate administrative (planning) procedures, and what network elements are suitable at all for a quick-build infrastructure? The panellists will also discuss the extent to which speed is compatible with the ambition to facilitate extensive public participation.

Format: Panel discussion

Presentation:
„From 0 to 80 – Basics of the cycle network in Almetyevsk, Russia“ (English), Timur Nagumanov, City of Almetyevsk, Russia

Panel discussion:
„Quick-Build-Strategy: Strategies for speedy implementation in German day-to-day planning”
Prof. Anke Karmann-Woessner, City of Karlsruhe
Claus Ruhe Madsen, Mayor of the Free and University City of Rostock
Felix Weisbrich, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Roads and Open Space Authority

Discussion leader:
Arne Koerdt, Ministry of Transport of Baden-Württemberg