The next 30 years: planning cities beyond mobility? (Bertolini)

Question 1

Holistic approach to future urban planning

Answer 1

1. mobility challenge: just efficient or alternative vehicles is not enough
2. optimistic scenario
3. negative consequences (discouraging active lifestyles, diminishing personal interaction with environment, overcrowding urban public spaces)
4. challenges of public transport
5. role of active modes
6. evolving discourses from technological to holistic
7. addressing urban mobility
8. components of accessibility

Question 2

What if scenarios

Answer 2

1. convivial streets
2. accessibility by proximity
3. public transport
4. the car as an option
5. reducing the need for freight

Question 3

Added value to urban planning “beyond mobility”

Answer 3

1. change in planning focus: from how to make current accessibility less destructive, to how to provide accessibility that supports urban life
2. shift in planning goals: higher priority on rich public realm for larger population over just enhancing mobility/accessibility

Question 4

Underlying challenges of urban planning “beyond mobility”

Answer 4

1. there will be winners and losers
2. cultural and identity shift
3. addressing new inequalities
4. reorganizing lifestyles
5. economic changes (job losses or creation of jobs)
6. fiscal impact (tax revenue)

Question 5

Planning strategies to urban planning “beyond mobility”

Answer 5

1. coping with uncertainty
2. learning from experimentation
3. focus on transformation
4. consolidating results