Pandu Pratama, Kharisma (2023) Towards Tactical Urbanism for Transport - The Exploration of Parklets in Berlin Neighbourhood Streets: Facilitating Active Mobility through Livable Streets. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
The dominance of automobile-dependent transport systems has resulted in environmental, social, and economic challenges, compromising the quality of life for urban dwellers. To address these issues and pave the way for sustainable futures, transitioning to more sustainable transport modes and designing streets for the human scale have become imperative. Hence, cities such as Berlin are utilising tactical strategies such as parklets to further facilitate and enable active mobility. By integrating street observations and short surveys in three different neighbourhood streets (Friedrichstraße, Bergmannstraße and Oranienstraße), this research aims to explore who uses these parklets as well as how and their potential impacts on facilitating more active modes of transport by creating livable streets. Based on this research, it is evident that parklets help create livable streets by replacing parking spaces for cars with public, green, and multifunctional spaces for active mobility users. Moreover, the parklets by themselves do not have as much of a direct influence on active transport behaviours. However, in combination with slow-traffic interventions, parklets facilitate active mobility by prioritising the needs of pedestrians to rest and walk in a safe, and lively street. Overall, it is apparent that although parklets are not big motivators per se, they can be strong facilitators for active mobility when combined with sufficient greenery and placed in slowed-down neighbourhood streets.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Lamker, C.W. |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2023 09:45 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2023 09:45 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4312 |
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