Mobility in the city of short distances: learning from the global south

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Part 1: The spatial separation of living, working and leisure is no longer appropriate in many cases - and is no longer desired by citizens. What does successful mobility in the "city of short distances" look like? What can we learn about dense, diverse neighbourhoods not only from European models such as Paris and Barcelona, but also from the efficient and creative further development of informal mobility services in the cities of the global south?

Part 2: Successful change thrives on positive experiences. This is especially true in the case of mobility, where persistence in old and familiar patterns is particularly entrenched. The mobility turnaround therefore needs a variety of experimental spaces - in the sense of local and temporal experimental sites where new mobility can be "experienced" in a very concrete way. The lecture will look at examples of such "laboratories".

Part 3: The city of short distances and the demands of New Urbanism – i.e. the advantages of the European city – are well known and are currently experiencing a determined renaissance. How suitable are micromobility offers for everyday use and who do they benefit? How can short-distance mobility be made as sustainable as possible and how can changes be accepted by the population? What solutions are there in other parts of the world? After keynote speeches by Prof. Katja Schechtner (MIT Boston) on how we can learn from the global South and by Prof. Uwe Schneidewind (Mayor of the City of Wuppertal) on sustainable forms of mobility, these pressing questions will be additionally discussed in a panel with Juliane Krause (office owner plan&rat), Christine Wenzel (Director Public Policy DACH & CEE, TIER Mobility) and moderator Andrea Reidl.