1. Sustainable Traffic Management: Freiburg, Germany

2. Background Information
Freiburg is a city in Germany with a population of over 200,000.
In the early 1970s it was a city with major traffic problems.

3. 5 Pillars of the Plan Increasing Bicycle Use Concentrating Traffic
Traffic Calming
Concentrating Traffic
Controlling Parking
Public Transport
Increasing Bicycle Use

4. Pillar 1: Traffic Calming
City centre turned into pedestrian zone in 1973.
Cobbles on streets to slow traffic.
30 km per hour speed limit on residential roads
Flickr User Doogsta

5. Pillar 2: Concentrating Traffic
Using key roads to concentrate traffic (Bündelungsstrassen)
Diverting traffic away from city centre and the most scenic location (Bank of the River Dreisam)
Flickr User Tillwe (both pictures)

6. Pillar 3: Limiting Parking
There is no free, uncontrolled parking in the city centre.
Parking is on a sliding scale to encourage commuters to park and ride from the outskirts.
Flickr User Tillwe

7. Pillar 4: Public Transport
City promotes public transport including Trams, and has added new routes in recent years.
Monthly travel card for entire city and surrounding districts available cheaply.
Flickr User Tillwe

8. Pillar 5: Bicycle Use City promotes bicycle use.
More than 500km of interconnected bicycle lanes.
More than 5,000 parking spaces for bikes in city centre.
At many junctions bike have priority.
Flickr User K Gradinger

9. Indicators of Success
From 1967 to 1997 people using cars on a regular bases fell from 63% to 40%.
4,000 fewer cars using the city centre each day (even though population increased).
70% of local journeys are made using trams.
3,000 km of public transport lines.

10. Possible Exam Question
Describe a sustainable strategy of transport management in a city in the EU that you have studied. Evaluate its success. [8 marks]